Black-spotted casque-headed tree frog
| Black-spotted casque-headed tree frog | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Trachycephalus |
| Species: | T. nigromaculatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Trachycephalus nigromaculatus Tschudi, 1838 | |
The black-spotted casque-headed tree frog (Trachycephalus nigromaculatus) is a species of frog in the Hylidae family endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- da Rocha, C.F., Potsch de Carvalho-e-Silva, S. & Van Sluys, M. 2004. Trachycephalus nigromaculatus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 July 2007.
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