Tepuihyla talbergae

The Kaieteur Tepui treefrog[2] (Tepuihyla talbergae) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae endemic to Guyana.[3] This species is known only from the type locality, which is given as "Kaieteur Falls, 366 m asl (05° 10' N; 59° 28' W), Mazaruni-Potaro District, Guyana" (Duellman and Yoshpa 1996). It might occur more widely.

Kaieteur Tepui Treefrog

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Tepuihyla
Species:
T. talbergae
Binomial name
Tepuihyla talbergae
Duellman & Yoshpa, 1996

References

  1. Reynolds, R., Hoogmoed, M., MacCulloch, R. & Gaucher, P. (2004). Tepuihyla talbergae. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 July 2007.
  2. Tepuihyla talbergae, Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference
  3. Cole, C.J.; C.R. Townsend; R.P. Reynolds; R.D. MacCulloch & A. Lathrop (2013). "Amphibians and reptiles of Guyana, South America: Illustrated keys, annotated species accounts, and a biogeographic synopsis". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 125 (4): 317–620.


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