Rio lime treefrog | |
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Conservation status
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Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Hylidae |
Genus: | Sphaenorhynchus |
Species: | S. planicola
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Binomial name | |
Sphaenorhynchus planicola (A. Lutz and B. Lutz 1938)
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Synonyms[2] | |
Hyla (Sphoenohyla) planicola Lutz and Lutz, 1938 |
Sphaenorhynchus planicola, the Rio lime treefrog, is a species of frog in the family Hylidae.[2] It is endemic to southeastern Brazil and occurs in the southern Bahia, Espírito Santo, and Rio de Janeiro states at elevations below 100 m (330 ft) above sea level.[1]
Its natural habitats are swamps with deep water (>50 cm). It lives in floating vegetation; the eggs are laid on a leaf surface above the water. It can also live in cattle ponds with deep water. It is a very common species, but drainage of its habitat and pollution are threats.[1]
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