Rio lime tree frog
| Rio lime tree frog | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Sphaenorhynchus |
| Species: | S. planicola |
| Binomial name | |
| Sphaenorhynchus planicola (A. Lutz & B. Lutz, 1938) | |
The Rio lime tree frog, Sphaenorhynchus planicola, is a species of frog in the Hylidae family endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, swamps, pastureland, water storage areas, and ponds. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- Gonçalves da Cruz, C.A. & Telles, A.M. 2004. Sphaenorhynchus planicola. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 July 2007.
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