Bokermannohyla izecksohni

Bokermannohyla izecksohni is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is endemic to Brazil.[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and intermittent freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss. It may be extinct.

Bokermannohyla izecksohni

Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Bokermannohyla
Species:
B. izecksohni
Binomial name
Bokermannohyla izecksohni
(Jim & Caramaschi, 1979)

Etymology

The specific name izecksohni honours Eugênio Izecksohn, a Brazilian herpetologist.[3]

References

  1. Rodrigues, M.T.; Gonçalves da Cruz, C.A. (2004). "Bokermannohyla izecksohni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T10355A3198060. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T10355A3198060.en.
  2. Araújo, Olívia Gabriela dos Santos, Toledo, Luís Felipe, Garcia, Paulo Christiano Anchietta, & Haddad, Célio Fernando Baptista. "The amphibians of São Paulo State, Brazil." Biota Neotropica 9.4 (2009).
  3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. p. 169. ISBN 978-1-907807-42-8.


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