Alsodes vanzolinii
Alsodes vanzolinii is a species of frog in the family Alsodidae.
| Alsodes vanzolinii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Alsodidae |
| Genus: | Alsodes |
| Species: | A. vanzolinii |
| Binomial name | |
| Alsodes vanzolinii (Donoso-Barros, 1974) | |
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Geographic range
A. vanzolinii is endemic to the western slopes of the Nahuelbuta Range, Arauco Province, Chile.[1]
Conservation status
A. vanzolinii is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
Etymology
The specific name vanzolinii honors Paulo Vanzolini, a Brazilian herpetologist and composer.[2]
References
- IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group 2019. Alsodes vanzolinii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T932A79808564. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T932A79808564.en. Downloaded on 20 July 2019.
- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (22 April 2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Exeter, England: Pelagic Publishing. pp. 346–347. ISBN 978-1-907807-44-2.
Further reading
- Donoso-Barros R (1974). "Nuevos reptiles y anfibios de Chile ". Boletin de la Sociedad de Biología de Concepción 48: 217–229. (Eupsophus vanzolinii, new species, pp. 226–228, Figure 9). (in Spanish).
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