White-black tree frog
| White-black tree frog | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Hypsiboas |
| Species: | H. alboniger |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypsiboas alboniger (Nieden, 1923) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Hyla ocapia Andersson, 1938 | |
The white-black tree frog, Hypsiboas alboniger, is a species of frog in the Hylidae family endemic to Bolivia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Sources
- Cortez, C., Reichle, S., De la Riva, I. & Köhler, J. 2004. Hypsiboas alboniger. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 21 July 2007.
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