Megaelosia jordanensis

Megaelosia jordanensis is a species of frog in the family Hylodidae. It is endemic to southeastern Brazil and only known from its type locality, Campos do Jordão in the São Paulo state.[2] Its natural habitat is forest at 1,700 m (5,600 ft) asl.[1]

Megaelosia jordanensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylodidae
Genus: Megaelosia
Species:
M. jordanensis
Binomial name
Megaelosia jordanensis
(Heyer, 1983)
Synonyms

Cycloramphus jordanensis Heyer, 1983

Tadpoles are large, measuring up to 107 mm (4.2 in) in total length, of which the tail makes about two thirds.[3]

References

  1. Verdade, V.& Heyer, R. (2004). "Megaelosia jordanensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T56372A11454157. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T56372A11454157.en. Retrieved 10 January 2018.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Megaelosia jordanensis (Heyer, 1983)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  3. Nogueira-Costa, P.; P. Almeida-Santos; C. A. G. Cruz & U. Caramaschi (2012). "The giant tadpoles of Megaelosia jordanensis (Heyer, 1983)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3581: 86–88. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3581.1.4.


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