Leopard tree frog
| Leopard tree frog | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Hypsiboas |
| Species: | H. pardalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypsiboas pardalis (Spix, 1824) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Hyla corticalis Burmeister, 1856 | |
The leopard tree frog, Hypsiboas pardalis, is a species of frog in the Hylidae family endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, plantations, rural gardens, heavily degraded former forests, ponds, and canals and ditches.
References
- Nascimento, L.B., Caramaschi, U. & Silvano, D. 2004. Hypsiboas pardalis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 21 July 2007.
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