Phyllomedusa vaillantii

Phyllomedusa vaillantii (Information about this image)

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Amphibia
Subclassis: Lissamphibia
Ordo: Anura
Subordo: Neobatrachia
Familia: Hylidae
Subfamilia: Phyllomedusinae
Genus: Phyllomedusa
Species: Phyllomedusa vaillantii

Name

Phyllomedusa vaillantii Boulenger, 1882

Type locality: "Santarem, [Pará,] Brazil".

Holotype: BM 1947. 2. 22. 34 (formerly 74.6.5.1).

Synonyms

* Phyllomedusa vaillantii Boulenger, 1882
* Phyllomedusa perlata Boulenger, 1884
* Phyllomedusa feltoni Shreve, 1935
* Phyllomedusa (Pithecopus) perlata — Lutz and Kloss, 1952
* Phyllomedusa blombergi Funkhouser, 1957
* Pithecopus vaillanti — Lutz, 1966

References

* Boulenger, 1882, Cat. Batr. Sal. Coll. Brit. Mus., Ed. 2: 427.
* Lutz, 1966, Copeia, 1966: 236.
* Frost, Darrel R. 2007. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.1 (10 October, 2007). Electronic Database accessible at [1] American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. Phyllomedusa vaillantii . Accessed on 30 Apr 2008.
* 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN link: Phyllomedusa vaillantii (Least Concern) Downloaded on 30 April 2008.

Vernacular names
Internationalization
English: White-lined Leaf Frog

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The Phylloméduse De Vaillant, also known as the White-lined leaf frog (Phyllomedusa vaillantii), is a species of frog in the Hylidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical swamps, rivers, and freshwater marshes.

It is threatened by habitat loss.
A White-lined leaf frog at Yasuni National Park, Ecuador.

References

* Azevedo-Ramos, C., Reynolds, R., La Marca, E., Coloma, L.A. & Ron, S. 2004. Phyllomedusa vaillantii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 21 July 2007.