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Ololygon alcatraz

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Ololygon alcatraz
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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. ^ a b c d Miguel Trefaut Rodrigues, Carlos Alberto Gonçalves da Cruz (2004). "Ololygon alcatraz". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T55924A11393985. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55924A11393985.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c 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 5 April 2024.
  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. S2CID 86290700.