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Upper Orinoco tree frog

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Short description: Species of amphibian

Upper Orinoco tree frog
Boana wavrini.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Boana
Species:
B. wavrini
Binomial name
Boana wavrini
(Parker, 1936)
Synonyms
  • Hypsiboas wavrini (Parker, 1936)

The Upper Orinoco tree frog (Boana wavrini) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae found in Brazil, Colombia, and Venezuela, and possibly Bolivia and Guyana. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical swamps, moist savanna, and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. Andrés Acosta-Galvis, Claudia Azevedo-Ramos (2004). "Boana wavrini". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004: e.T55693A11342833. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55693A11342833.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/55693/11342833. Retrieved 16 November 2021. 

Wikidata ☰ Q1942953 entry




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