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Agalychnis calcarifer

(No common name)

Taxonomy

  • Domain: Eukaryota Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
    • Kingdom: Animalia Linnaeus, 1758 - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
      • Subkingdom: Bilateria (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
        • Branch: Deuterostomia Grobben, 1908 - Deuterostomes
          • Infrakingdom: Chordonia (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
            • Phylum: Chordata Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
              • Subphylum: Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
                • Infraphylum: Gnathostomata auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
                  • Superclass: Tetrapoda Goodrich, 1930 - Tetrapods
                    • Class: Amphibia (am-FIB-ee-uh) C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Amphibians
                      • Subclass: Lissamphibia Haeckel, 1866
                        • Order: Anura (Fischer von Waldheim, 1813) Gray, 1825 - Frogs, Toads
                          • Suborder: Neobatrachia Reig, 1958
                            • Superfamily: Bufonoidea
                              • Family: Hylidae Rafinesque, 1815 - Hylid Frogs, Hylids
                                • Subfamily: Phyllomedusinae - Branch Frogs
                                  • Genus: Agalychnis Cope, 1864
                                    • Specific name: calcarifer Boulenger, 1902
                                      • Scientific name: Agalychnis calcarifer Boulenger, 1902

Notes:

Name Status: Accepted Name. Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 03-Feb-2005

Physical Description

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Distribution

Similar Species

Members of the genus Agalychnis:

There are approximately 15 species and subspecies in this genus: A. alcorni · A. annae · A. annae annae · A. calcarifer · A. callidryas (Red-Eyed Tree Frog) · A. callidryas callidryas · A. craspedopus · A. dacnicolor · A. helenae · A. litodryas · A. moreleti · A. moreletii · A. saltator · A. spurreli · A. spurrelli (Gliding Leaf Frog)

Bibliography

  • Frost, Darrel R. 1997. Amphibian Species of the World, A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Second edition. New York, New York, U.S.A.

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Notes

Contributors:

  • Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
  • Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 11, 2006.
  • Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 05, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.

Data Sources:

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 05, 2008:

  • Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History: Vertebrate specimens
  • Museum of Vertebrate Zoology: Terrestrial vertebrate specimens

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Last Revised: March 06, 2008