Phantasmarana jordanensis is a species of frog in the family Hylodidae. It is endemic to southeastern Brazil and only known from its type locality, Campos do Jordão in the São Paulo state.[2] Its natural habitat is forest at 1,700 m (5,600 ft) asl.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylodidae |
| Genus: | Phantasmarana |
| Species: | P. jordanensis
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| Phantasmarana jordanensis (Heyer, 1983)
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Tadpoles are large, measuring up to 107 mm (4.2 in) in total length, of which the tail makes about two thirds.[3]
It was formerly placed in the genus Megaelosia, but was reclassified to Phantasmarana in 2021.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ a b Vanessa Verdade, Ronald Heyer (2004). "Megaelosia jordanensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T56372A11454157. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T56372A11454157.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Megaelosia jordanensis (Heyer, 1983)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
- ^ Nogueira-Costa, P.; P. Almeida-Santos; C. A. G. Cruz & U. Caramaschi (2012). "The giant tadpoles of Megaelosia jordanensis (Heyer, 1983)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3581: 86–88. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3581.1.4.
- ^ "Phantasmarana jordanensis (Heyer, 1983)". Amphibian Species of the World. Retrieved 2022-09-11.
- ^ Vittorazzi, S. E.; G. Augusto-Alves; D. Neves-da-Silva; A. M. P. T. de Carvalho-e-Silva; S. M. Recco-Pimentel; L. F. Toledo; L. B. Lourenço; D. P. Bruschi (2021). "Paraphyly in the giant torrent-frogs (Anura: Hylodidae: Megaelosia) and the description of a new genus". www.salamandra-journal.com. Retrieved 2022-09-11.
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