Green bromeliad frog

The green bromeliad frog (Osteopilus wilderi), or Wilder's treefrog, is a species of frog in the family Hylidae endemic to Jamaica.[2] Its natural habitats are closed-canopy forests where it occurs in terrestrial and arboreal bromeliads. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

Green bromeliad frog
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Osteopilus
Species:
O. wilderi
Binomial name
Osteopilus wilderi
(Dunn, 1925)
Synonyms
  • Hyla wilderi Dunn, 1925
  • Hyla shrevei Taylor, 1952 (synonymy contested[2])

References
  1. Hedges, B.; Koenig, S. & Wilson, B. (2004). "Osteopilus wilderi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T55812A11368630. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55812A11368630.en.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Osteopilus wilderi (Dunn, 1925)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 24 November 2014.


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