Hypsiboas albomarginatus

Description

Habitat

Ecology: It lives on shrubs or on the ground near waterbodies on the edge tropical moist forests , in degraded forest, and in open areas near forest. It is not found in the interior of mature forest. It breeds in temporary or permanent still water , sometimes even in flowing water . It has been found very close to the sea . (Ref. 57875)

List of Habitats :1.6Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland 5.1Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls ) 5.7Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) 5.8Wetlands (inland) - Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) 14.4Artificial/Terrestrial - Rural Gardens 14.6Artificial/Terrestrial - Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom: Animalia () - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Deuterostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - 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
        Class: Amphibia () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Amphibians
        Subclass: Lissamphibia () - Haeckel, 1866
        Order: Anura () - (Fischer Von Waldheim, 1813) Gray, 1825
        Suborder: Neobatrachia () - Reig, 1958
        Superfamily: Bufonoidea ()
        Family: Hylidae () - Rafinesque, 1815
        Genus: Hypsiboas ()
        Specific name: albomarginatus
        Scientific name: - Hypsiboas albomarginatus

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Hypsiboas

There are approximately 74 species in this genus:

H. albomarginatus · H. alboniger · H. albopunctatus · H. alemani · H. andinus · H. atlanticus · H. balzani · H. beckeri · H. benitezi · H. bischoffi · H. boans · H. buriti · H. caingua · H. calcaratus · H. callipleura · H. cinerascens · H. cipoensis · H. cordobae · H. crepitans · H. cymbalum · H. dentei · H. ericae · H. exastis · H. faber · H. fasciatus · H. freicanecae · H. fuentei · H. geographica · H. geographicus · H. goianus · H. guentheri · H. heilprini · H. hobbsi · H. hutchinsi · H. hypselops · H. joaquini · H. lanciformis · H. latistriatus · H. lemai · H. leptolineatus · H. leucocheilus · H. lundii · H. marginatus · H. marianitae · H. melanopleura · H. microderma · H. multifasciatus · H. ornatissimus · H. palaestes · H. pardalis · H. pellucens · H. phaeopleura · H. picturatus · H. polytaenius · H. pombali · H. prasinus · H. pugnax · H. pulchellus · H. pulidoi · H. punctatus · H. raniceps · H. rhythmicus · H. riojanus · H. roraima · H. rosenbergi · H. rubracylus · H. rufitelus · H. secedens · H. semiguttatus · H. semilineatus · H. sibleszi · H. stenocephalus · H. varelae · H. wavrini

Bibliography

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Amphibian Data. For additional documentation about utilization and CITES status, click on the Global Amphibian Assessment (GAA) link above to see the GAA account for this species or alternatively follow this link to the search function on the Global Amphibian Assessment web site and run your own search.
Arzabe, C., de Carvalho, C.X. and Goes Costa, M.A. 1998. Anuran assemblages in Crasto Forest ponds (Sergipe State, Brazil): comparative structure and calling activity patterns. Herpetological Journal 8: 111-113.
Cochran, D.M. 1955. Frogs of southeastern Brazil. United States National Museum Bulletin 206: 1-423
Duellman, W.E. 1977. Liste der rezenten Amphibien und Reptilien: Hylidae, Centrolenidae, Pseudidae. Das Tierreich 95: 1-225.
Faivovich, J., Haddad, C.F.B., Garcia, P.C.O., Frost, D.R., Campbell, J.A. and Wheeler, W.C. 2005. Systematic review of the frog family Hylidae, with special reference to Hylinae: Phylogenetic analysis and taxonomic revision. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 294: 1-240.
Feio, R.N., Braga, U.M.L., Wiederhecker and Santos, P.S. 1998. Anfíbios do Parque do Rio Doce (Minas Gerais). Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa.
Frost, D.R. (ed.) 1985. Amphibian Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Allen Press and the Association of Systematic Collections, Lawrence, Kansas.
Hoogmoed, M.S. and Gruber, U. 1983. Spix and Wagler type specimens of reptiles and amphibian in the Natural History Museum in Munich (Germany) and Leiden (The Netherlands). Spixiana 9: 319-415.
Izecksohn, E. and Carvalho-e-Silva, S.P. 2001. Anfíbios do município do Rio de Janeiro. Editora UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro.
Lutz, B. 1973. Brazilian species of Hyla. University of Texas Press, Austin.
Peixoto, O.L. and Cruz, C.A.G. 1983. Girinos de espécies de Hyla do grupo "Albomarginata" do Sudeste Brasileiro (Amphibia, Anura, Hylidae). Arquivos da Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro 6: 155-163.

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Notes

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Contributors

Carnaval, A.C., Kwet, A. & Potsch de Carvalho-e-Silva, S. 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed August 3, 2008.

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 8328928
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 16449502
IUCN ID: 55376
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2676058