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Agalychnis medinae

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Agalychnis medinae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Agalychnis
Species:
A. medinae
Binomial name
Agalychnis medinae
(Funkhouser, 1962)
Synonyms[2]
  • Phyllomedusa medinae Funkhouser, 1962
  • Phyllomedusa medinai — unjustified emendation
  • Hylomantis medinai (Funkhouser, 1962)

Agalychnis medinai, also known as the Rancho Grande leaf frog, is a species of frog in the subfamily Phyllomedusinae.[1][2] It is endemic to the central part of the Venezuelan Coastal Range.[1][2][3]

Agalychnis medinai inhabits cloud forests at elevations of 975–1,447 m (3,199–4,747 ft) above sea level. It is a rarely spotted arboreal frog, usually seen in temporal or permanents pools, its breeding habitat, during the wet season. It can also live in secondary forests near artificial bodies of water. It is threatened by forest loss and extraction of surface water. Its range overlaps with the Yurubí National Park and, at least formerly, with the Henri Pittier National Park, where its type locality is located – it has not been sighted there during the last decades.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Agalychnis medinae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T55856A109536545. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T55856A109536545.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Frost, Darrel R. (2021). "Agalychnis medinae (Funkhouser, 1962)". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.vz.0001. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  3. ^ Barrio-Amorós, C. L.; Rojas-Runjaic, F. J. M. & Señaris, J. C. (2019). "Catalogue of the amphibians of Venezuela: Illustrated and annotated species list, distribution, and conservation" (PDF). Amphibian and Reptile Conservation. 13 (Special Section): 1–198.