Ololygon alcatraz

Ololygon alcatraz
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Amphibia
Order:Anura
Family:Hylidae
Genus:Ololygon
Species: O. alcatraz
Binomial name
Ololygon alcatraz
(B. Lutz, 1973)
Synonyms[2]
  • Hyla catharinae alcatraz Lutz, 1973
  • Scinax alcatraz (Lutz, 1973)

Ololygon alcatraz is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is endemic to Ilha dos Alcatrazes, an island off the coast of São Paulo state, Brazil.[1][2] Common name Alcatraz snouted Treefrog has been coined for it.[2]

Ololygon alcatraz occurs in primary and secondary forest as well as degraded forest.[1] It completes its entire life cycle (including tadpoles) in bromeliads.[3]

The range of this species is very small, and it is threatened by touristic activities and fire.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Rodrigues, M.T.; Gonçalves da Cruz, C.A. (2004). "Scinax alcatraz". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2004: e.T55924A11393985. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55924A11393985.en. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 Frost, Darrel R. (2018). "Ololygon alcatraz (Lutz, 1973)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  3. Brasileiro, Cínthia A.; Haddad, Célio F. B.; Sawaya, Ricardo J. & Sazima, Ivan (2007). "A new and threatened island-dwelling species of Cycloramphus (Anura: Cycloramphidae) from southeastern Brazil". Herpetologica. 63 (4): 501–510. doi:10.1655/0018-0831(2007)63[501:anatis]2.0.co;2.


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