Canebrake tree frogs
Aplastodiscus callipygius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Tribe: Cophomantini
Genus: Aplastodiscus
Lutz, 1950
Species

16, see text.

The canebrake tree frogs are a frog genus Aplastodiscus. They are in the family Hylidae. Residing primarily in southeast regions of Brazil near the Atlantic coast.[1] The exception is the Aplastodiscus perviridis which is found mostly in Brazil, but has also been documented being in Argentina, and might reside in Paraguay.[2] The major revision of the Hylidae genus expanded it to include 12 more species originally from Hyla.[3] Before the revision there were only 2 species. There are currently 16 described species with the most recent addition Aplastodiscus heterophonicus being described in 2021.[4]

Species

There are currently 16 described species Aplastodiscus:

Threats

Currently none of the species are threatened.[5] Populations of some of the species are declining and the causes include residential and commercial development, human incursions and disturbance, natural systems modifications, agriculture and aquaculture, pollution, biological resource use, and invasive other problematic species, genes and diseases.[6][5] Many of the species are data deficient, more research is needed to understand the accurate health of their species population.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
  2. "Aplastodiscus perviridis". IUCN Red List. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
  3. Faivovich, Julián; Haddad, Celio F. B.; Garcia, Paulo C. A.; Frost, Darrel R.; Campbell, Jonathan A.; Wheeler, Ward C. (2005). "Supplemental Material for 'Systematic review of the frog family Hylidae, with special reference to Hylinae : phylogenetic analysis and taxonomic revision.) Bulletin of the AMNH ; no. 294)'". American Museum of Natural History Research Library. doi:10.5531/sd.sp.12. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
  4. Pinheiro, P. D. P.; Pezzuti, T. L.; Berneck, B. v. M.; Lyra, M. L.; Lima, R. C. L.; Leite, F. S. F. (2021-02-15). "A new cryptic species of the Aplastodiscus albosignatus group (Anura: Hylidae)". doi:10.5281/zenodo.4541651. S2CID 245002274. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. 1 2 "Arthroleptis nlonakoensis: IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008-01-01. doi:10.2305/iucn.uk.2008.rlts.t135994a4223700.en. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
  6. N., Stuart, S. (2008). Threatened amphibians of the world. Lynx. ISBN 978-84-96553-41-5. OCLC 474280211.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)


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