Veined tree frog

The veined tree frog (Trachycephalus typhonius), or common milk frog, is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. This species was previously within the genus Phrynohyas, which was recently synonymized with Trachycephalus .[1] It is found in Central and South America. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, rivers, intermittent rivers, freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, arable land, pastureland, plantations, rural gardens, urban areas, heavily degraded former forest, water storage areas, and ponds.

Veined tree frog
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Trachycephalus
Species:
T. typhonius
Binomial name
Trachycephalus typhonius
(Laurenti, 1768)
Synonyms
  • Argenteohyla altamazonica Henle, 1981
  • Hyla adenoderma B. Lutz, 1968
  • Hyla macrotis Andersson, 1945
  • Hyla tibiatrix Laurenti, 1768
  • Hyla zonata Spix, 1824
  • Phrynohyas corasterias Shannon & Humphrey, 1957
  • Phrynohyas ingens Duellman, 1956
  • Phrynohyas latifasciata Duellman, 1956
  • Rana venulosa Laurenti, 1768

References

  1. (Faivovich, et al., 2005)


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