Lysapsus limellum, sometimes known as the Uruguay harlequin frog, is a species of frog in the family Hylidae found in northern Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.[2] Its natural habitats are moist savanna, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, rivers, swamps, freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, and pastureland. It is locally impacted by habitat loss.[1]

Lysapsus limellum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Lysapsus
Species:
L. limellum
Binomial name
Lysapsus limellum
Cope, 1862
Synonyms

Lysapsus limellus Cope, 1862
(incorrect spelling)

Pseudis limellum (Cope, 1862)

References edit

  1. ^ a b Esteban Lavilla, Steffen Reichle, Rafael Lajmanovich, Julian Faivovich (2004). "Lysapsus limellum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T55764A11362085. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55764A11362085.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Lysapsus limellum Cope, 1862". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 11 December 2013.