Kanaima tree frog
| Kanaima tree frog | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Myersiohyla |
| Species: | M. kanaima |
| Binomial name | |
| Myersiohyla kanaima (Goin & Woodley, 1969) | |
The Kanaima tree frog, Myersiohyla kanaima, is a species of frog in the Hylidae family found in Guyana[1] and possibly Brazil and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests,[2] and rivers.
References
- ↑ Cole, C.J., C.R. Townsend, R.P. Reynolds, R.D. MacCulloch and A. Lathrop (2013). "Amphibians and reptiles of Guyana, South America: Illustrated keys, annotated species accounts, and a biogeographic synopsis". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 125: 317–620. doi:10.2988/0006-324x-125.4.317.
- ↑ MacCulloch, R.D. and A. Lathrop (2005). "Hylid frogs from Mount Ayanganna, Guyana: new species, redescriptions and distributional records". Phyllomedusa 4: 17–37. doi:10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v4i1p17-37.
- Reynolds, R., Hoogmoed, M., MacCulloch, R. & Gaucher, P. 2004. Myersiohyla kanaima. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 21 July 2007.
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