Sarcohyla psarosema

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Sarcohyla psarosema
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Sarcohyla
Species:
S. psarosema
Binomial name
Sarcohyla psarosema
(Campbell & Duellman, 2000)
Synonyms
  • Plectrohyla psarosema(Campbell and Duellman, 2000)

Sarcohyla psarosema is a species of frogs in the family Hylidae.

It is endemic to the Sierra Madre de Oaxaca of Mexico. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and rivers. Scientists know it from the type locality: a cloud forest 2103 meters above sea level in the Sierra Mixes in Oaxaca. [2] [3]

The skin of the dorsum is brown in color with white spots. The adult male measures 31.4 cm in snout-vent length and the adult female 37.3 cm. The adult male has very muscular forelegs. [3] It is threatened by habitat loss.

Sources

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Sarcohyla psarosema". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T55613A53957486. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T55613A53957486.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. "Sarcohyla psarosema (Campbell and Duellman, 2000)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History . Retrieved November 6, 2021.
  3. 1 2 Raul E. Diaz (June 4, 2004). "Sarcohyla psarosema". AmphibiaWeb. Amphibiaweb . Retrieved November 6, 2021.


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