Lysapsus limellum

Lysapsus limellum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Lysapsus
Species: L. limellum
Binomial name
Lysapsus limellum
Cope, 1862
Synonyms

Lysapsus limellus Cope, 1862
(incorrect spelling)

Pseudis limellum (Cope, 1862)

Lysapsus limellum, sometimes known as the Uruguay harlequin frog, is a species of frog in the Hylidae family found in northern Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.[2] Its natural habitats are moist savanna, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, rivers, swamps, freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, and pastureland. It is locally impacted by habitat loss.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Lavilla, E., Reichle, S., Lajmanovich, R. & Faivovich, J. (2004). "Pseudis limellum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Lysapsus limellum Cope, 1862". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
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