Brewer's carrying frog
Brewer's carrying frog | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Hemiphractidae |
Genus: | Stefania |
Species: | S. breweri |
Binomial name | |
Stefania breweri Barrio-Amorós & Fuentes, 2003 | |
Brewer's carrying frog (Stefania breweri, in Spanish rana stefania de Brewer) is a species of frog in the family Hemiphractidae. It is endemic to Cerro Autana, Venezuela and possibly Cuao-Sipapo and it was named for Venezuelan explorer Charles Brewer-Carías.[1] Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.
References
- ↑ Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. p. 31. ISBN 1907807446. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
Sources
- Stuart, S. (2006). "Stefania breweri". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2006: e.T61834A12565607. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T61834A12565607.en. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
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