Lower Andes tree frog

species of amphibian

The lower Andes tree frog (Boana melanopleura) is a frog that lives in Peru. Scientists have only seen it in two places in the Andes Mountains, 2080 meters above sea level.[3][1]

Lower Andes tree frog
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Boana
Species:
B. melanopleura
Binomial name
Boana melanopleura
(Boulenger, 1912)
Synonyms[3]
  • Hyla melanopleura Boulenger, 1912
  • Hypsiboas melanopleura Faivovich, Haddad, Garcia, Frost, Campbell, and Wheeler, 2005
  • Boana melanopleura Dubois, 2017

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "Boana melanopleura". Amphibiaweb. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  2. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2010). "Smith Frog: Boana albopunctata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T55553A89204375. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T55553A89204375.en. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Boana melanopleura (Boulenger, 1912)". Amphibian Species of the World 6.0, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved July 16, 2021.