Hyla orientalis

species of amphibian

Hyla orientalis (also known as the oriental tree frog, eastern tree frog, Caucasian tree frog or Shelkovnikov's tree frog) is a frog from both Europe and Asia. Scientists saw it in Turkey, Romania, Poland, Ukraine, Georgia, Russia, Iran, Azerbaijan and Armenia. It may also live in Greece.[1][2]

Hyla orientalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Hyla
Species:
H. orientalis
Binomial name
Hyla orientalis
(Bedriaga, 1890)
Synonyms[1]
  • Hyla arborea var. orientalis (Bedriaga, 1890)
  • Hyla arborea schelkownikowi (Chernov, 1926)
  • Hyla arborea gumilevskii (Litvinchuk, Borkin, Rosanov, and Skorinov, 2006)
  • Hyla orientalis (Stöck, Dubey, Klütsch, Litvinchuk, Scheidt, and Perrin, 2008)
  • Hyla (Hyla) orientalis (Fouquette and Dubois, 2014)

Scientists used to think this frog was part of Hyla arborea but they do not think so now.[1]

References change

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Hyla orientalis Bedriaga, 1890". Amphibian Species of the World 6.0, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
  2. "Hyla orientalis". Amphibiaweb. Retrieved December 2, 2020.