Description
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Habitat
Ecology: It lives in leaf-litter on the floor of lowland tropical
rainforests, and has not been found in modified habitats
.[1]
List of Habitats:1.6Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland
Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- Auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Amphibia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Amphibians
- Subclass:
Lissamphibia
()
- Haeckel, 1866
- Order:
Anura
()
- (Fischer Von Waldheim, 1813) Gray, 1825
- Suborder:
Neobatrachia
()
- Reig, 1958
- Superfamily:
Microhyloidea
()
- Family:
Microhylidae
()
- Günther, 1858 (1843)
- Subfamily:
Microhylinae
()
- Genus:
Adelastes
()
- Zweifel, 1986
- Specific name:
hylonomus
- ize="2">™
- Scientific name: - Adelastes hylonomus ize="2">™
- Specific name:
hylonomus
- ize="2">™
- Genus:
Adelastes
(
- Subfamily:
Microhylinae
(
- Family:
Microhylidae
(
- Superfamily:
Microhyloidea
(
- Suborder:
Neobatrachia
(
- Order:
Anura
(
- Subclass:
Lissamphibia
(
- Class:
Amphibia
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Adelastes
There are approximately 2 species in this genus:
More Info
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Further Reading
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- Amphibian Data. For additional documentation about utilization and CITES status, click on the Global Amphibian Assessment (GAA) link above to see the GAA account for this species or alternatively follow this link to the search function on the Global Amphibian Assessment web site and run your own search.
- Barrio AmorĂłs, C.L. 2004. Amphibians of Venezuela Systematic List, Distribution and References, An Update. Rev. Ecol. Lat. Am 9(3): 1-48.
- Barrio, C. 1998. Sistemática y BiogeografĂa de los Anfibios (Amphibia) de Venezuela. Acta Biologica Venezuelica 18(2): 1-93.
- Frost, D.R. (ed.) 1985. Amphibian Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Allen Press and the Association of Systematic Collections, Lawrence, Kansas.
- La Marca, E. 1992. Catalogo taxonomico, biogeografico y bibliografico de las ranas de Venezuela. Cuadernos Geograficos, Universidad de Los Andes 1: 1-197.
- La Marca, E. 1995. Crisis de biodiversidad en anfibios de Venezuela: estudio de casos. In: M.E. Alonso-Amelot (ed.), La Biodiversidad Neotropical y la Amenaza de las Extinciones, pp. 47-69. Universidad de Los Andes, MĂ©rida.
- La Marca, E. 1997. Lista actualizada de los anfibios de Venezuela. In: E. La Marca (ed.), Vertebrados Actuales y Fosiles de Venezuela, pp. 103-120. Museo de Ciencias y TecnologĂa de MĂ©rida, MĂ©rida.
- Zweifel, R.G. 1986. A new genus and species of microhylid frog from the Cerro de la Neblina region of Venezuela and a discussion of relationships among New World microhylid genera. American Museum Novitates 2863: 1-24.
Notes
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Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 31, 2006.
- Señaris, C. & La Marca, E. 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 29384
- IUCN ID: 57660
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 629491
Footnotes
- Señaris, C. & La Marca, E. 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008. [back]
