Hylodes magalhaesi
| Hylodes magalhaesi | |
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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. magalhaesi
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| Binomial name | |
| Hylodes magalhaesi (Bokermann, 1964)
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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The São Paulo tree toad (Hylodes magalhaesi) is a frog. It lives in São Paulo and Minas Gerais in Brazil.[2][3][1]
Appearance[change | change source]
The adult male frog is about 29.2 mm long from nose to rear end and the adult female frog is about 33 mm long. Their eardrums are bigger than their eyes. The skin of the frog's back is dark with white marks.[3]
Young[change | change source]
The tadpoles of this frog swim in streams. People can find them swimming all year.[3]
Dangers[change | change source]
There are fewer of this frog than there were in the past. Scientists do not know why for sure. They think it could be that human beings change the places where the frog lives. Humans cut down trees to get wood to build with and to make farms and build cities. There are also other frogs from other parts of the world that eat the same food as this frog. This frog can be killed by disease: Scientists found the chytridiomycosis fungus growing on some frogs. This fungus can kill frogs.[3]
Name[change | change source]
Scientists named this frog after Dr. José Carlos Reis de Magalhães, who helped study it.[3]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Carlos Frederico da Rocha; Monique Van Sluys; Carlos Alberto Gonçalves da Cruz (2010). "Hylodes magalhaesi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. p. e.T57093A11569973. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-2.RLTS.T57093A11569973.en. 57093. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Frost, Darrel R. "Hylodes magalhaesi (Bokermann, 1964)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Diogo B. Provete (February 2, 2013). Ann T. Chang (ed.). "Hylodes magalhaesi (Bokermann, 1964)". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
