Plectrohyla matudai
| Plectrohyla matudai | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Plectrohyla |
| Species: | P. matudai |
| Binomial name | |
| Plectrohyla matudai Hartweg, 1941 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Plectrohyla brachycephala | |
Plectrohyla matudai (common name: Matuda's spikethumb frog) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is found along the Pacific slopes from southeastern Oaxaca, Mexico, through south-central Guatemala (Las Nubes range); also in the Grijalva Depression in western Guatemala and on Cerro Azul in northwestern Honduras.[2] It is named after Eizi Matuda, Japanese–Mexican botanist.[3]
Its natural habitats are pine-oak and cloud forests and is typically found in low vegetation along small mountain streams. It is threatened by habitat loss and disturbance. Chytridiomycosis is also a potential threat.[1]
References
- 1 2 Santos-Barrera, G., Canseco-Márquez, L., Acevedo, M. & Muñoz Alonso, A. (2004). "Plectrohyla matudai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) 2004: e.T55880A11369460. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Plectrohyla matudai Hartweg, 1941". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
- ↑ Bo Beolens; Michael Watkins; Michael Grayson (22 April 2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. p. 138. ISBN 978-1-907807-44-2.
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