Hyloscirtus japreria
Hyloscirtus japreria, also known as Perijá's stream frog[1], is a species of frog in the genus Hyloscirtus. Its discovery was announced in February 2018.[2]
| Hyloscirtus japreria | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Hyloscirtus |
| Species: | H. japreria |
| Binomial name | |
| Hyloscirtus japreria Rojas-Runjaic et al., 2018 | |
Etymology
The species epithet honors the Japrería people who live in the area of discovery.[3]
Description
Hyloscirtus japreria is endemic to the Serranía del Perijá and is present at three sites in Venezuela and one site in Colombia. The tree frog can be distinguished from other tree frogs (such as Hyloscirtus platydactylus) by a yellow dorsal area with reddish brown markings and tiny dark brown spots.[2]
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References
- "Hyloscirtus japreria Rojas-Runjaic, Infante-Rivero, Salerno, and Meza-Joya, 2018 | Amphibian Species of the World". research.amnh.org. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
- hermesauto (2018-03-30). "New frog species found in Venezuela and Colombia". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
- "Hallaron nueva especie de rana en la Sierra de Perijá" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2018-04-01. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
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