Bahia heart-tongued frog
| Bahia heart-tongued frog | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Phyllodytes |
| Species: | P. melanomystax |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllodytes melanomystax Caramaschi, da Silva & Britto-Pereira, 1992 | |
The Bahia heart-tongued frog, Phyllodytes melanomystax, is a species of frog in the Hylidae family endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, and heavily degraded former forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- Peixoto, O.L. & Pimenta, B. 2004. Phyllodytes melanomystax. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 21 July 2007.
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