Scarthyla goinorum

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Scarthyla goinorum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Scarthyla
Species:
S. goinorum
Binomial name
Scarthyla goinorum
(Bokermann, 1962)
Synonyms[2]

Scarthyla goinorum, also known commonly as the Madre de Dios treefrog and the Tarauaca snouted treefrog, is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. The species is endemic to South America.

Etymology

The specific name, goinorum (genitive plural), is in honor of American herpetologists Coleman J. Goin and Olive B. Goin, who were husband and wife.[3]

Geographic range

S. goinorum is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, and Peru.[1]

Habitat

The natural habitats of S. goinorum are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, rivers, and intermittent rivers.[1]

Conservation status

S. goinorum is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d De la Riva, I.; Angulo, A.; Azevedo-Ramos, C.; Cisneros-Heredia, D.F.; Hoogmoed, M. [in French]; Castro, F.; Rueda-Almonacid, J.V. [in French] (2004). "Scarthyla goinorum". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004. IUCN: e.T55920A86620610. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55920A11392599.en. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Scarthyla goinorum ". Wikispecies.
  3. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Exeter, England: Pelagic Publishing Ltd. xiii + 262 pp. ISBN 978-1-907807-41-1.

Further reading

  • Bokermann WCA (1962). "Cuatro nuevos hylidos del Brasil (Amphibia, Salientia, Hylidae)". Neotropicas, notas zoológicas sudamericanos, Buenos Aires 8: 81–91. (Hyla goinorum, new species). (in Spanish).



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