Ptychohyla zophodes

Ptychohyla zophodes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Subfamily: Hylinae
Genus: Ptychohyla
Species: P. zophodes
Binomial name
Ptychohyla zophodes
Campbell & Duellman, 2000

Ptychohyla zophodes is a species of frog in the Hylidae family endemic to the Atlantic slopes of northern Oaxaca, Mexico. Before being described as a new species in 2000, it was mixed with Ptychohyla leonhardschultzei.[2] Its natural habitats are cloud forests and lower montane rainforests. It typically occurs in vegetation close to streams. It is threatened by habitat loss and chytridiomycosis.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Santos-Barrera, G. (2004). "Ptychohyla zophodes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  2. ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Ptychohyla zophodes Campbell and Duellman, 2000". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 25 February 2015.


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