Animalia > Chordata > Amphibia > Anura > Phyllomedusidae > Pithecopus > Pithecopus oreades

Pithecopus oreades

Synonyms: Phyllomedusa araguari; Phyllomedusa oreades

Wikipedia Abstract

Phyllomedusa oreades is a species of frog in the Hylidae family, endemic to the Brazilian savanna. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, and rivers. P. oreades skin secretions research has suggested therapeutic value, especially as an anti-T. cruzi agent to prevent infections during blood transfusion.
View Wikipedia Record: Pithecopus oreades

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  7.5 grams
Litter Size [1]  29
Nocturnal [1]  Yes
Snout to Vent Length [1]  1.957 inches (4.97 cm)

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Bacias dos Ribeirões Gama e Cabeça de Veado Environmental Protection Area State Environmental Protection Area   Distrito Federal, Brazil  
Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park II 148263 Goiás, Brazil      
Planalto Central Environmental Protection Area 1197621 Distrito Federal, Brazil  
Pouso Alto State Environmental Protection Area 2154759 Goiás, Brazil      

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Cerrado Brazil Yes

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External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Oliveira, Brunno Freire; São-Pedro, Vinícius Avelar; Santos-Barrera, Georgina; Penone, Caterina; C. Costa, Gabriel. (2017) AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits. Sci. Data.
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0