Phasmahyla cochranae

Phasmahyla cochranae
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Phyllomedusidae
Genus:	Phasmahyla
Species:	P. cochranae
Binomial name
	Phasmahyla cochranae; (Bokermann, 1966)

Phasmahyla cochranae, sometimes called the chocolatefoot leaf frog, is a species of frog in the family Phyllomedusidae. It is endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Etymology

The specific name cochranae honours Doris Mable Cochran, an American herpetologist.[1]

gollark: It stores all potatOS logs.

gollark: Make it look nice though. Or else

gollark: The PotatOS Institute of Keansia will likely be bigger, but it's the Overworld.

gollark: Okay.

gollark: Easy resource supplies are becoming depleted but we should be okay in the longer term

References

Bo Beolens; Michael Watkins; Michael Grayson (22 April 2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. p. 78. ISBN 978-1-907807-42-8.

Gonçalves da Cruz, C.A. & Potsch de Carvalho-e-Silva, S. 2004. Phasmahyla cochranae. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 21 July 2007.

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[Beolens_et_al._2013-1] Bo Beolens; Michael Watkins; Michael Grayson (22 April 2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. p. 78. ISBN 978-1-907807-42-8.