Sphaenorhynchus mirim

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Sphaenorhynchus mirim
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Sphaenorhynchus
Species:
S. mirim
Binomial name
Sphaenorhynchus mirim
Caramaschi, Almeida, and Gasparini, 2009

Sphaenorhynchus mirim is a frog. Scientists have seen it in one place: Fazenda Gemada in Brazil. [3] [1] [2]

The adult male frog measures 15.7–18.2 mm in snout-vent length. [4] The frog's head is wider than it is long. The skin of the dorsum is bright green in color with white spots. Parts of the toes are yellow in color. The ventrum and vocal sac are whitish green. [1]

Some reports indicate that this frog may undergo early sexual maturation. Scientists note that the tadpoles develop reproductive organs before undergoing metamorphosis. Scientists think this is so they can reproduce soon after becoming frogs. The authors of the original description note that the rest of the tadpoles' bodies develop at the normal rate, making it unlikely that the development observed in their study was due to exposure to pharmaceutical pollutants. [1]

This frog is sympatric to Dendropsophus elegans , Dendropsophus minutus , and Scinax alter . [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Torianna Green (May 30, 2018). Ann T. Chang (ed.). "Sphaenorhynchus mirim". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
  2. 1 2 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2011). "Sphaenorhynchus mirim". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 3.1: e.T185661A8454275. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T185661A8454275.en . 185661. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
  3. Frost, Darrel R. "Sphaenorhynchus mirim (Caramaschi, Almeida, and Gasparini, 2009)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
  4. Ulisses Caramaschi; Antonio De Pádua Almeida; João Gasparini (2009). "Description of two new species of Sphaenorhynchus (Anura, Hylidae) from the state of Espirito Santo, southeastern Brazil". Zootaxa (Abstract). 2115: 34–46. doi:10.5281/zenodo.187954.