Monte Duida tree frog

The Monte Duida tree frog (Tepuihyla aecii) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is endemic to Venezuela and only known from the Cerro Duida, its type locality in the Amazonas state of southern Venezuela.[2] Its natural habitat is montane tepui vegetation, specifically forest and shrubs adjacent to rivers, streams, and peat bogs. No significant threats to this species occurring in the Duida-Marahuaca National Park are known.[1]

Tepuihyla aecii is only known from Cerro Duida, Venezuela

Monte Duida tree frog

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Tepuihyla
Species:
T. aecii
Binomial name
Tepuihyla aecii
Ayarzagüena, Señaris, and Gorzula, 1992
Synonyms[2]

Osteocephalus aecii Ayarzagüena, Señaris, and Gorzula, 1993 "1992"

References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. (2020). "Tepuihyla aecii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T56040A109538126. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2017). "Tepuihyla aecii Ayarzagüena, Señaris, and Gorzula, 1993". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 13 May 2017.


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