Scinax iquitorum is a frog in the family Hylidae. It is endemic to Peru. It has been observed in the areas around Río Nanay and Río Yavari.[2][1][3]

Scinax iquitorum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Scinax
Species:
S. iquitorum
Binomial name
Scinax iquitorum
Moravec, Tuanama, Pérez-Peña, and Lehr, 2009

This frog is light olive-green on the dorsum. The flanks are yellow with black spots. The rear sides of the thighs are black in color. The iris is gold to bronze.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Scinax iquitorum". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  2. ^ Frost, Darrel R. "Scinax iquitorum Moravec, Tuanama, Pérez-Peña, and Lehr, 2009". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  3. ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2013). "Scinax iquitorum". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 3.1: e.T191003A1966296. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T191003A1966296.en. 191003. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  4. ^ Moravec J; Tuanama IA; Perez PE; Lehr E (April 1, 2009). "A new species of Scinax (Anura: Hylidae) from the area of Iquitos, Amazonian Peru". South American Journal of Herpetology (abstract). 4: 9–16. doi:10.2994/057.004.0102. S2CID 86430731. Retrieved June 3, 2022.

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