Agalychnis terranova
Agalychnis terranova | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Hylidae |
Genus: | Agalychnis |
Species: | A. terranova
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Binomial name | |
Agalychnis terranova Rivera-Correa, Duarte-Cubides, Rueda-Almonacid, and Daza-R., 2013
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Agalychnis terranova is a species of frog endemic to Colombia. It has been observed between 240 and 900 meters above sea level.[3][4][1]
The adult frog measures 4.7 cm
nocturnal.[4] The tonal advertisement call is reported to be 0.52 seconds long at a frequency of 1.74 Hz, which is similar to its sister species, A. callidry.[5]
This species is classified as near threatened. Its numbers are threatened by habitat loss, damming, habitat fragmentation, and mining activity.[4]
References
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- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- . Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York.
- ^ a b c Blake Widener; Alexiana Pou; Rocio Venegas (June 29, 2021). Ann T. Chang (ed.). "Agalychnis terranova". Amphibiaweb. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
- ^ Chaves-Portilla, G. A. (2021). First record of Colombian red-eyed tree frog Agalychnis Terranova from the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia with a description of its advertisement call. Herpetological Bulletin, (156, Summer 2021), 23–27. https://doi.org/10.33256/hb156.2327