Phyllomedusa rohdei

Phyllomedusa rohdei is a species of frog in the family Hylidae with a purple and orange coloration in the inguinal region. In the picture, two males vie for a branch, one passing over the other. Photographed in the Atlantic Forest, Michellin Reserve, Igrapiúna, Bahia, Brazil.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anura
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Superclassis: Tetrapoda Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Ordo: Anura

Familia: Phyllomedusidae
Genus: Phyllomedusa
Species: Phyllomedusa rohdei

Name

Phyllomedusa rohdei Mertens, 1926

Type locality: "Rio de Janeiro, Brasilien".

Holotype: SMF 2061 (formerly 1430. 2a).

Synonyms

Phyllomedusa rohdei Mertens, 1926
Bradymedusa moschata Miranda-Ribeiro, 1926

References

Mertens, 1926, Senckenb. Biol., 8: 140.
Miranda-Ribeiro, 1926, Arq. Mus. Nac., Rio de Janeiro, 27: 104.

Frost, Darrel R. 2018. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. Electronic Database accessible at http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.html. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. Phyllomedusa rohdei . Accessed on 30 Apr 2008.
2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Phyllomedusa rohdei (Least Concern) Downloaded on 30 April 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Mertens' Leaf Frog

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