Scinax manriquei

Scinax manriquei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Subfamily: Hylinae
Genus: Scinax
Species: S. manriquei
Binomial name
Scinax manriquei
Barrio-Amorós, Orellana, & Chacón-Ortiz, 2004[2]
Synonyms

Scinax flavidus La Marca, 2004

Scinax manriquei is a species of frog in the Hylidae family. It was described in 2004 from Venezuela, the same year as Scinax flavidus was described from Colombia. They are now considered to be synonyms, with Scinax manriquei having the seniority over Scinax flavidus. The species thus defined occurs in the Andean footshills of both Colombia and Venezuela.[3] It has been found in cloud forests as well as in a variety of disturbed habitats.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 César Luis Barrio Amorós; Enrique La Marca (2010). "Scinax flavidus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  2. CL Barrio-Amorós, C.L., Orellana, A., & Chacón, A. "A New Species of Scinax (Anura: Hylidae) from the Andes of Venezuela." Journal of Herpetology 38.1 (2004): 105-112
  3. Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Scinax manriquei Barrio-Amorós, Orellana, and Chacón-Ortiz, 2004". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 25 November 2013.


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