Loveridge's tree frog

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Loveridge's tree frog
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Myersiohyla
Species:
M. loveridgei
Binomial name
Myersiohyla loveridgei
(Rivero, 1961)
Synonyms

Hyla ginesi Rivero, 1963

Loveridge's tree frog (Myersiohyla loveridgei) is a species of frogs in the family Hylidae endemic to Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers.

Sources

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Myersiohyla loveridgei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T55542A109535988. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T55542A109535988.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.


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