Leptodactylus hylodes is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae. It is endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and intermittent freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.
| Leptodactylus hylodes | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Leptodactylidae |
| Genus: | Leptodactylus |
| Species: | L. hylodes
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| Binomial name | |
| Leptodactylus hylodes (Reinhardt & Lütken, 1862)
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The species is unique within the genus Leptodactylus in that it has heterogeneous fingertips, with digits II and III bearing rounded, non-expanded tips, while digits IV and V have small ungrooved disks. Its specific epithet "hylodes" is derived from Greek, meaning "bushy". It has not been assigned to any of the 4 Leptodactylus species groups.[2]
References
edit- ^ Débora Silvano, Ronald Heyer (2004). "Leptodactylus hylodes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T57133A11588920. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T57133A11588920.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ Sá, Rafael O. de; Grant, Taran; Camargo, Arley; Heyer, W. Ronald; Ponssa, Maria L.; Stanley, Edward (September 2014). "Systematics of the Neotropical Genus Leptodactylus Fitzinger, 1826 (Anura: Leptodactylidae): Phylogeny, the Relevance of Non-molecular Evidence, and Species Accounts". South American Journal of Herpetology. 9 (s1): S1–S100. doi:10.2994/SAJH-D-13-00022.1. hdl:11336/12350. ISSN 1808-9798.
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