Hyla heinzsteinitzi

Hyla heinzsteinitzi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Hyla
Species: H. heinzsteinitzi
Binomial name
Hyla heinzsteinitzi
Grach, Plessed and Werner, 2007
Synonyms

Hyla japonica (disputed)

Hyla heinzsteinitzi is a species of frog of the family Hylidae.[2][3][4] The species has been the subject of some controversy regarding its validity.[2][5]

The species was described in 2007 by Constantin Grach, Yeshurun Plesser and Yehudah L. Werner in a paper they co-authored in the Journal of Natural History.[5][6] It was named for marine biologist Heinz Steinitz.[5]

Grach was reported as claiming that in 1997 he raised tadpoles collected from the Mamilla Pool in Jerusalem's Old City and noticed that the frogs were different from other species found in Israel, in particular their croaks.[5] Grach also claimed the species may have become extinct at the time it was described.[5] Hyla heinzsteinitzi was listed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as "critically endangered" in 2008, and, as of 2016, retains this status.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Constantin Grach, Yehudah Werner (2008). "Hyla heinzsteinitzi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) 2008: e.T136126A4244489. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  2. 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Hyla heinzsteinitzi Grach, Plesser, and Werner, 2007". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "Hyla heinzsteinitzi". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  4. ↑ "Species Hyla heinzsteinitzi". UniProt. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Ofri Ilani (19 August 2007). "Who's to blame for disappearance of a new species of amphibian?". Haaretz. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  6. ↑ Grach, C., Plesser, Y., and Werner, Y. L (2007). "A new, sibling, tree frog from Jerusalem (Amphibia: Anura: Hylidae)". Journal of Natural History (Taylor & Francis) 41 (9-12): 709–728. doi:10.1080/00222930701261794. OCLC 4901165753.
External identifiers for Hyla heinzsteinitzi
Encyclopedia of Life 2920388
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