Legler's stream frog
Legler's stream frog (Ptychohyla legleri) is a species of frogs in the family Hylidae found in Costa Rica and Panama. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
| Legler's stream frog | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Ptychohyla |
| Species: | P. legleri |
| Binomial name | |
| Ptychohyla legleri (Taylor, 1958) | |
It is named after John M. Legler, a herpetologist at the University of Kansas.[2]
References
- IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group, NatureServe. (2014). "Ptychohyla legleri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T55912A3033682. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T55912A3033682.en.
- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2013), The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians, Pelagic Publishing, p. 122, ISBN 9781907807442
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