Argenteohyla

Argenteohyla siemersi, commonly known as red-spotted Argentina frog, is a species of frog in the family Hylidae.[2] It is monotypic within the genus Argenteohyla.[3] It is found in the catchment of Paraná River in Argentina and Paraguay and in the southern coast of Uruguay.[2]

Argenteohyla
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Subfamily: Lophyohylinae
Genus: Argenteohyla
Trueb, 1970
Species:
A. siemersi
Binomial name
Argenteohyla siemersi
(Mertens, 1937)
Synonyms
  • Hyla siemersi Mertens, 1937

There are two subspecies that might be distinct species: Argenteohyla siemersi siemersi and Argenteohyla siemersi pederseni Williams and Bosso, 1994.[2] A. s. pederseni occurs in leaf axils of terrestrial Aechmea bromeliads in gallery forests along main river systems. It reproduces in temporary pools close to the bromeliads. The nominal subspecies occurs and reproduces in wetlands and the delta of Río Paraná. This rare frog is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References
  1. Lavilla, E.; Céspedez, V; Baldo, D.; Blotto, B. & Langone, J. (2004). "Argenteohyla siemersi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T55302A11285912. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55302A11285912.en.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Argenteohyla siemersi (Mertens, 1937)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  3. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Argenteohyla Trueb, 1970". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 5 August 2014.


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