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Hemiphractus scutatus (Horned tree frog)

Synonyms: Hemiphractus boulengeri; Hemiphractus divaricatus; Hemiphractus spixii; Rana scutata; Stombus scutatus

Wikipedia Abstract

Hemiphractus scutatus (Spix's horned treefrog) is a species of frog in the Hemiphractidae family. It is found in the upper Amazon basin in Bolivia, western Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, and southern Colombia.Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forest. It is a cryptic species. No major threats have been identified, but it can locally suffer from habitat loss. Its range includes several protected areas.
View Wikipedia Record: Hemiphractus scutatus

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
8
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
33
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 16.95
EDGE Score: 2.89
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Attributes

Diet [1]  Carnivore (Invertebrates), Carnivore (Vertebrates)
Litter Size [1]  14
Litters / Year [1]  1
Snout to Vent Length [1]  3.189 inches (8.1 cm)

Ecoregions

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Manú National Park II 4213523 Cusco, Peru  
Vale do Javari Indigenous Area 21113875 Amazonas, Brazil      

Range Map

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.
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
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