Mount Tucuche tree frog
| Mount Tucuche tree frog | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hemiphractidae |
| Genus: | Flectonotus |
| Species: | F. fitzgeraldi |
| Binomial name | |
| Flectonotus fitzgeraldi (Parker, 1933) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Gastrotheca fitzgeraldi Parker, 1934 | |
The Mount Tucuche tree frog (Flectonotus fitzgeraldi) is a species of frog in the Hemiphractidae family. It is found in Trinidad and Tobago and Paria Peninsula, Venezuela.[2] It is arboreal species occurring in various microhabitats: leaf bases of bromeliads and aroids, bushes, and also in montane humid forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
This species is named after Leslie Desmond Foster Vesey-Fitzgerald who worked on Trinidad and Tobago in the early 1930s.
References
- 1 2 La Marca, E., Manzanilla, J. & Hardy, J. (2004). "Flectonotus fitzgeraldi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Flectonotus fitzgeraldi (Parker, 1934)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
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