Ptychohyla salvadorensis

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Ptychohyla salvadorensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Ptychohyla
Species:
P. salvadorensis
Binomial name
Ptychohyla salvadorensis
(Mertens,1952)

Ptychohyla salvadorensis (common name: Salvador stream frog) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae found in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rivers, pastureland, and heavily degraded former forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Ptychohyla salvadorensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T55916A54364685. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T55916A54364685.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.