Scinax pedromedinae

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Scinax pedromedinae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Scinax
Species:
S. pedromedinae
Binomial name
Scinax pedromedinae
(Henle, 1991)
Synonyms [2]
  • Ololygon pedromedinae Henle, 1991 [3]
  • Scinax pedromedinae — Duellman and Wiens, 1992 [4]

Scinax pedromedinae is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. [1] [2] It is found in the upper Amazon basin of eastern Peru, northern Bolivia, and western Brazil; its range might extent to extreme southeastern Colombia. [2]

Scinax pedromedinae inhabit lowland tropical rainforest. Eggs are deposited in temporary pools. It can be locally very abundant. It can locally suffer from habitat loss but is not threatened overall. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Ariadne Angulo; Javier Icochea; Robert Reynolds (2004). "Scinax pedromedinae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2004: e.T55986A11392126. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55986A11392126.en . Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 Frost, Darrel R. (2023). "Scinax pedromedinae (Henle, 1991)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.2. American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.vz.0001 . Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  3. Henle, Klaus (1991). "Ololygon pedromedinae sp. nov., ein neuer Knickzehenlaubfrosch (Hylidae) aus Peru". Salamandra. 27 (1): 76–82.
  4. Duellman, William E.; Wiens, John J. (1992). "The status of the hylid frog genus Ololygon and the recognition of Scinax Wagler, 1830". Occasional Papers of the Museum of Natural History, University of Kansas. 151: 1–23 [23].