Interesting Facts
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Description
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Habitat
Biome: Terrestrial ; Freshwater [1].
Ecology:
It is an inhabitant of the Cerrado savannah, and occurs on vegetation
near small streams
in which it breeds
.[1].
List of Habitats
:
- 2 Savanna
- 2.2 Savanna - Moist
- 3 Shrubland
- 3.6 Shrubland - Subtropical/Tropical Moist
- 5 Wetlands (inland)
- 5.1 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls ) [more info]
Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. 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
- Subclass:
Lissamphibia
()
- Haeckel, 1866
- Infraclass:
Lissamphibia
()
- Order:
Anura
()
- (Fischer von Waldheim, 1813) Gray, 1825
- Suborder:
Neobatrachia
()
- Reig, 1958
- Superfamily:
Bufonoidea
()
- Family:
Hylidae
()
- Rafinesque, 1815
- Subfamily:
Phyllomedusinae
()
- Genus:
Phyllomedusa
()
- Wagler, 1830
- Specific name:
centralis
- Bokermann, 1965
- Scientific name: - Phyllomedusa centralis Bokermann, 1965
- Specific name:
centralis
- Bokermann, 1965
- Genus:
Phyllomedusa
(
- Subfamily:
Phyllomedusinae
(
- Family:
Hylidae
(
- Superfamily:
Bufonoidea
(
- Suborder:
Neobatrachia
(
- Order:
Anura
(
- Infraclass:
Lissamphibia
(
- Subclass:
Lissamphibia
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Last scrutiny: 01-Sep-2009
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Phyllomedusa
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 14 species and subspecies in this genus:
P. atelopoides (Toady Leaf Frog) · P. bicolor (Two-Colored Leaf Frog) · P. burmeisteri (Common Walking Leaf Frog) · P. distincta (Sao Paulo Leaf Frog) · P. duellmani (Purple and Orange Leaf Frog) · P. hypochondrialis (Orange-Legged Leaf Frog) · P. lemur (Lemur Frog) · P. palliata (Jaguar Leaf Frog) · P. rohdei (Rohde's Leaf Frog) · P. sauvagii (Sauvage's Leaf Frog) · P. tarsius (Brownbelly Leaf Frog) · P. tetraploidea (Hidden Walking Leaf Frog) · P. tomopterna (Tiger-Sriped Leaf Frog) · P. vaillantii (White-Lined Leaf Frog)
More Info
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Further Reading
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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.
- Bokermann, W.C.A. 1965. Três novos batráquios da região central de Mato Grosso, Brasil (Amphibia, Salientia). Revista Brasileira de Biologia 25: 257-264.
- Bokermann, W.C.A. 1965. Trs novos batrquios da regio central de Mato Grosso, Brasil (Amphibia, Salientia). Revista Brasileira de Biologia: 257-264.
- Cruz, C.A.G. 1982. Conceituação de grupos de espcies de Phyllomedusinae brasileiras com base em caracteres larvários (Amphibia, Anura, Hylidae). Arquivos da Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro 5: 147-171.
- Cruz, C.A.G. 1982. Conceituao de grupos de espcies de Phyllomedusinae brasileiras com base em caracteres larvrios (Amphibia, Anura, Hylidae). Arquivos da Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro: 147-171.
- Frost, Darrel R. 1997. Amphibian Species of the World, A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Second edition. New York, New York, U.S.A.
- IUCN. 2004. 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 23 November 2004.
Notes
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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-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 15, 2012.
- Caramaschi, U., Colli, G. & Silvano, D. 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
- IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
- Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
- Ulisses Caramaschi, Guarino Colli, Débora Silvano 2004. Phyllomedusa centralis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 03February2012.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2475856
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-208147
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 208147
- IUCN ID: 232450
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 144597
Footnotes
- Ulisses Caramaschi, Guarino Colli, Débora Silvano 2004. Phyllomedusa centralis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 03 February 2012. [back]
