Scarthyla goinorum, also known commonly as the Madre de Dios treefrog and the Tarauaca snouted treefrog, is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. The species is endemic to South America.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Scarthyla |
| Species: | S. goinorum
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| Binomial name | |
| Scarthyla goinorum (Bokermann, 1962)
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Etymology edit
The specific name, goinorum (genitive plural), is in honor of American herpetologists Coleman J. Goin and Olive B. Goin, who were husband and wife.[3]
Geographic range edit
S. goinorum is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, and Peru.[1]
Habitat edit
The natural habitats of S. goinorum are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, rivers, and intermittent rivers.[1]
Conservation status edit
S. goinorum is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d De la Riva, I.; Angulo, A.; Azevedo-Ramos, C.; Cisneros-Heredia, D.F.; Hoogmoed, M. [in French]; Castro, F.; Rueda-Almonacid, J.V. [in French] (2004). "Scarthyla goinorum". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004. IUCN: e.T55920A86620610. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55920A11392599.en. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ^ "Scarthyla goinorum ". Wikispecies.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Exeter, England: Pelagic Publishing Ltd. xiii + 262 pp. ISBN 978-1-907807-41-1.
Further reading edit
- Bokermann WCA (1962). "Cuatro nuevos hylidos del Brasil (Amphibia, Salientia, Hylidae)". Neotropicas, notas zoológicas sudamericanos, Buenos Aires 8: 81–91. (Hyla goinorum, new species). (in Spanish).
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