Pithecopus oreades
species of Amphibia
Pithecopus oreades is a frog that lives in Brazil. It lives high in the hills. Scientists have seen it more than 900 meters above sea level.[3] Scientists have seen it up in the mountains, between 280 and 1000 meters above sea level.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Phyllomedusidae |
| Genus: | Pithecopus |
| Species: | P. oreades
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| Pithecopus oreades (Brandão, 2002)
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This frog lays eggs in streams, where the tadpoles swim in pools.[2]
References change
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Phyllomedusa oreades". Amphibiaweb. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Débora Silvano. "Pithecopus oreades". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T55858A107298828. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T55858A107298828.en. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Pithecopus oreades (Brandão, 2002)". Amphibian Species of the World 6.0, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
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