Scinax iquitorum
Species of amphibian
| Scinax iquitorum | |
|---|---|
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Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Scinax |
| Species: | S. iquitorum |
| Binomial name | |
| Scinax iquitorum Moravec, Tuanama, Pérez-Peña & Lehr, 2009 | |
Scinax iquitorum is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. The species is endemic to Peru.
Etymology
The specific name, iquitorum (genitive, plural), is in honor of the Iquitos who are an indigenous people of Peru.[2]
Geographic range
S. iquitorum has been observed in the areas around the Río Nanay and the Río Yavari.[3][1][4]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of S. iquitorum is forest, at altitudes around 120 m (390 ft).[4]
Description
S. iquitorum is light olive-green on the dorsum. The flanks are yellow with black spots. The rear sides of the thighs are black in color. The iris is gold to bronze.[5]
References
- ^ a b "Scinax iquitorum ". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Exeter, England: Pelagic Publishing. xiii + 244 pp. ISBN 978-1-907807-41-1 (Hbk). (Scinax iquitorum, p. 102).
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. "Scinax iquitorum Moravec, Tuanama, Pérez-Peña, and Lehr, 2009". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
- ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2013). "Scinax iquitorum ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 3.1: e.T191003A1966296. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T191003A1966296.en. 191003. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
- ^ Lehr, Edgar; Moravec, Jiri; Tuanama, Illich; Perez, Pedro (2009). "A new species of Scinax (Anura: Hylidae) from the area of Iquitos, Amazonian Peru". South American Journal of Herpetology. 4: 9–16. doi:10.2994/057.004.0102. S2CID 86430731. Retrieved June 3, 2022. (Scinax iquitorum, new species).
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