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| Ololygon alcatraz | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Ololygon |
| Species: | O. alcatraz |
| Binomial name | |
| Ololygon alcatraz (B. Lutz, 1973) | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Ololygon alcatraz is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is endemic to Ilha dos Alcatrazes, an island off the coast of São Paulo state, Brazil.[1][2] Common name Alcatraz snouted Treefrog has been coined for it.[2]
Ololygon alcatraz occurs in primary and secondary forest as well as degraded forest.[1] It completes its entire life cycle (including tadpoles) in bromeliads.[3]
The range of this species is very small, and it is threatened by touristic activities and fire.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Miguel Trefaut Rodrigues, Carlos Alberto Gonçalves da Cruz (2004). "Ololygon alcatraz". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T55924A11393985. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55924A11393985.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Frost, Darrel R. (2018). "Ololygon alcatraz (Lutz, 1973)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ Brasileiro, Cínthia A.; Haddad, Célio F. B.; Sawaya, Ricardo J. & Sazima, Ivan (2007). "A new and threatened island-dwelling species of Cycloramphus (Anura: Cycloramphidae) from southeastern Brazil". Herpetologica. 63 (4): 501–510. doi:10.1655/0018-0831(2007)63[501:anatis]2.0.co;2. S2CID 86290700.
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