Hypsiboas multifasciatus

• Description
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
• Bibliography
• More Info
• Notes

Description

Habitat

Ecology: This nocturnal tree frog is found in open environments, grasslands, and Cerrado with scattered trees. In the Gran Sabana region, Venezuela, this species has been found in gallery forests in savannah, where it calls from trees, ferns and low bushes along a road cut , as well as from marginal vegetation of permanent lagoons and backwaters of slow-flowing rivers . The eggs are laid in water, and the tadpoles develop there also. (Ref. 0)


List of Habitats :1.5Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Dry 1.6Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland 2.2Savanna - Moist 5.1Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls ) 5.5Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha) 5.7Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) 14.2Artificial/Terrestrial - Pastureland 14.4Artificial/Terrestrial - Rural Gardens 14.6Artificial/Terrestrial - Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest 15.9Artificial/Aquatic - Canals and Drainage Channels , Ditches

Taxonomy

Similar Species

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

• 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.
• Barrio Amorós, C.L. 2004. Amphibians of Venezuela Systematic List, Distribution and References, An Update. Rev. Ecol. Lat. Am 9(3): 1-48.
• Crump, M.L. 1971. Quantitative analysis of the ecological distribution of a tropical herpetofauna. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Natural History of the University of Kansas 3: 1-62.
• Duellman, W.E. 1977. Liste der rezenten Amphibien und Reptilien: Hylidae, Centrolenidae, Pseudidae. Das Tierreich 95: 1-225.
• Duellman, W.E. 1997. Amphibians of La Escalera region, Southeastern Venezuela: Taxonomy, Ecology, and Biogeography. Scientific papers of the Natural History Museum of the University of Kansas 2: 1-52.
• 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.
• 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 Ávila-Pires, T.C.S. 1988. Inventário preliminar da herpetofauna na região da Serra do Navio, Amapá, Brazil. Report not published.
• La Marca, E. 1992. Catalogo taxonomico, biogeografico y bibliografico de las ranas de Venezuela. Cuadernos Geograficos, Universidad de Los Andes 1: 1-197.
• La Marca, E. 1995. Crisis de biodiversidad en anfibios de Venezuela: estudio de casos. In: M.E. Alonso-Amelot (ed.), La Biodiversidad Neotropical y la Amenaza de las Extinciones , pp. 47-69. Universidad de Los Andes, Mérida.
• La Marca, E. 1997. Lista actualizada de los anfibios de Venezuela. In: E. La Marca (ed.), Vertebrados Actuales y Fosiles de Venezuela, pp. 103-120. Museo de Ciencias y Tecnología de Mérida, Mérida.
• Lescure, J. and Marty, C. 2000. Atlas des Amphibiens de Guyane. Patrimoines Naturels, Paris.
• Moreira, G.R., Gordo, M., Martins, M., Galatti, U. and Oda, W.Y. 1997. Relatório Final da Área Temática Herpetofauna. Macrozoneamento Sócio-Econômico-Ecológico do Estado de Rondônia. In: Planafloro report. Planafloro, Porto Velho.
• Rivero, J.A. 1961. Salienta of Venezuela. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 126(1): 1-207.
• Vanzolini, P.E. 1986. Levantamento Herpetológico da Área do estado de Rondônia sob influência da rodovia BR 364. In: Programa Polonoroeste, Subprograma Ecologia Animal. Relatório de Pesquisa nº1. Ministério de Ciência e Tecnologia/ CNPq, Brasilia.

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Notes

Contributors

• Azevedo-Ramos, C., La Marca, E., Andrade, G. & Hoogmoed, M. 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 July 23, 2008.

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 8328952
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 16449481
• IUCN ID: 55571
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 605687

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