Hyloscirtus japreria, also known as Perijá's stream frog,[2] is a species of frog in the genus Hyloscirtus. Its discovery was announced in February 2018.[3]
| Hyloscirtus japreria | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Hyloscirtus |
| Species: | H. japreria
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| Binomial name | |
| Hyloscirtus japreria Rojas-Runjaic, Infante-Rivero, Salerno and Meza-Joya, 2018
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Range
editThis frog is endemic to Venezuela and Colombia. Scientists have seen it between 1430 and 1832 meters above sea level in cloud forests on the west side of the Andes.[2][4][1]
Etymology
editThe species epithet honors the Japrería people who live in the area of discovery.[5]
Description
editHyloscirtus japreria is endemic to the Serranía del Perijá and is present at three sites in Venezuela and one site in Colombia. The tree frog can be distinguished from other tree frogs (such as Hyloscirtus platydactylus) by a yellow dorsal area with reddish brown markings and tiny dark brown spots.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Hyloscirtus japreria". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 3.1: e.T150088903A150088908. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T150088903A150088908.en. S2CID 241864394. 150088903. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
- ^ a b "Hyloscirtus japreria Rojas-Runjaic, Infante-Rivero, Salerno, and Meza-Joya, 2018 | Amphibian Species of the World". research.amnh.org. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
- ^ a b hermesauto (2018-03-30). "New frog species found in Venezuela and Colombia". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
- ^ "Hyloscirtus japreria Rojas-Runjaic, Infante-Rivero, Salerno & Meza-Joya, 2018: Perijá's Stream Frog". AmphibiaWeb (in Spanish). University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
- ^ "Hallaron nueva especie de rana en la Sierra de Perijá". Notitarde (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2018-04-01. Retrieved 2018-04-30.