Scinax iquitorum is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. The species is endemic to Peru.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Scinax |
| Species: | S. iquitorum
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Etymology
editThe specific name, iquitorum (genitive, plural), is in honor of the Iquitos who are an indigenous people of Peru.[2]
Geographic range
editS. iquitorum has been observed in the areas around the Río Nanay and the Río Yavari.[3][1][4]
Habitat
editThe preferred natural habitat of S. iquitorum is forest, at altitudes around 120 m (390 ft).[4]
Description
editS. iquitorum is light olive-green on the dorsum. The flanks are yellow with black spots. The rear sides of the thighs are black in color. The iris is gold to bronze.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "Scinax iquitorum ". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Exeter, England: Pelagic Publishing. xiii + 244 pp. ISBN 978-1-907807-41-1 (Hbk). (Scinax iquitorum, p. 102).
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. "Scinax iquitorum Moravec, Tuanama, Pérez-Peña, and Lehr, 2009". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
- ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2013). "Scinax iquitorum ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 3.1: e.T191003A1966296. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T191003A1966296.en. 191003. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
- ^ Lehr, Edgar; Moravec, Jiri; Tuanama, Illich; Perez, Pedro (2009). "A new species of Scinax (Anura: Hylidae) from the area of Iquitos, Amazonian Peru". South American Journal of Herpetology. 4: 9–16. doi:10.2994/057.004.0102. S2CID 86430731. Retrieved June 3, 2022. (Scinax iquitorum, new species).
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