Hylodes fredi is a species of frog in the family Hylodidae, endemic to the island of Ilha Grande, Brazil.[1][2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylodidae |
| Genus: | Hylodes |
| Species: | H. fredi
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| Binomial name | |
| Hylodes fredi Canedo & Pombal, 2007
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Description and biology
editThe tadpoles of Hylodes fredi whose limb buds have not yet formed reach a maximum size of 75.3 millimeters. Their color ranges between gray and brown; additionally, brown splotches can be seen on the body. The abdomen is slightly transparent, and the caudal fins are opaque. Adult males have been observed in calling activity throughout almost the whole year.[4]
Original description
edit- Canedo C; Pombal Jp, Jr (2007). "Two new species of torrent frog of the genus Hylodes (Anura, Hylodidiae) with nuptial thumb tubercles". Herpetologica. 63: 224–235.
References
edit- ^ a b Ariadne Angulo (2008). "Hylodes fredi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T136039A4238364. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T136039A4238364.en. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. "Hylodes fredi Canedo and Pombal, 2007". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
- ^ "Hylodes fredi Canedo and Pombal, 2007". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
- ^ Laia, R.C. et al. 2010: Tadpole of Hylodes fredi (Anura; Hylodidae), a frog endemic to an Atlantic Forest island (Ilha Grande, Rio de Janeiro State), Brazil. Zootaxa, 2640: 62-64. Preview
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