Phantasmarana apuana

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Phantasmarana apuana
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylodidae
Genus: Phantasmarana
Species:
P. apuana
Binomial name
Phantasmarana apuana
(Pombal, Prado & Canedo, 2003)
Synonyms
  • Megaelosia apuanaPombal, Prado & Canedo, 2003

Phantasmarana apuana is a species of frog in the family Hylodidae. It is endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forest and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.

It was formerly placed in the genus Megaelosia , but was reclassified to Phantasmarana in 2021. [2] [3]

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References

  1. Jose Pombal (2004). "Megaelosia apuana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2004: e.T57179A11580978. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T57179A11580978.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. "Phantasmarana apuana (Pombal, Prado, and Canedo, 2003)". Amphibian Species of the World. Retrieved 2022-09-11.
  3. Vittorazzi, S. E.; G. Augusto-Alves; D. Neves-da-Silva; A. M. P. T. de Carvalho-e-Silva; S. M. Recco-Pimentel; L. F. Toledo; L. B. Lourenço; D. P. Bruschi (2021). "Paraphyly in the giant torrent-frogs (Anura: Hylodidae: Megaelosia) and the description of a new genus". www.salamandra-journal.com. Retrieved 2022-09-11.