Plectrohyla hazelae

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Plectrohyla hazelae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Plectrohyla
Species:
P. hazelae
Binomial name
Plectrohyla hazelae
(Taylor, 1940)
Synonyms [2]
  • Hyla hazelae (Taylor, 1940)
  • Plectrohyla hazelae (Faivovich, Haddad, Garcia, Frost, Campbell, and Wheeler, 2005)
  • Sarcohyla hazelae (Duellman, Marion, and Hedges, 2016)

Plectrohyla hazelae is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is endemic to Mexico. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and rivers. Scientists have seen it in pine-oak forests, in cloud forests, and in other mountain forests. [2] [3] It has been observed between 1,461 and 2,128 meters above sea level. [1]

This frog is vulnerable to extinction for a few reasons. The fungal disease chytridiomycosis can kill this frog. There is also some habitat loss from logging and drainage of the streams in which the tadpoles develop. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Georgina Santos-Barrera; Luis Canseco-Márquez (2004). "Plectrohyla hazelae". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . IUCN. 2004: e.T55501A11318111. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55501A11318111.en . Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  2. 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. "Sarcohyla hazelae (Taylor, 1940)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Archived from the original on November 9, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
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