Ptychohyla zophodes

Ptychohyla zophodes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Ptychohyla
Species: P. zophodes
Binomial name
Ptychohyla zophodes
Campbell & Duellman, 2000

Ptychohyla zophodes is a species of frog in the Hylidae family endemic to the Atlantic slopes of northern Oaxaca, Mexico. Before being described as a new species in 2000, it was mixed with Ptychohyla leonhardschultzei.[2] Its natural habitats are cloud forests and lower montane rainforests. It typically occurs in vegetation close to streams. It is threatened by habitat loss and chytridiomycosis.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Santos-Barrera, G. (2004). "Ptychohyla zophodes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Ptychohyla zophodes Campbell and Duellman, 2000". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
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