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Nyctimantis siemersi

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Nyctimantis siemersi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Subfamily: Lophyohylinae
Genus: Nyctimantis
Species:
N. siemersi
Binomial name
Nyctimantis siemersi
(Mertens, 1937)
Synonyms
  • Argenteohyla siemersi (Mertens, 1937)
  • Argenteohyla siemersi pederseni Williams & Bosso, 1994
  • Hyla siemersi Mertens, 1937

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

There are two subspecies that might be distinct species: Nyctimantis siemersi siemersi and Nyctimantis 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

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  1. ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2022). "Nyctimantis siemersi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T55302A101424746. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T55302A101424746.en. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b c 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.