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Phantasmarana jordanensis

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Species of frog

Phantasmarana jordanensis
Conservation status

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylodidae
Genus: Phantasmarana
Species: P. jordanensis
Binomial name
Phantasmarana jordanensis
(Heyer, 1983)
Synonyms
  • Cycloramphus jordanensis Heyer, 1983
  • Megaelosia jordanensis

Phantasmarana jordanensis is a species of frog in the family Hylodidae. It is endemic to southeastern Brazil and only known from its type locality, Campos do Jordão in the São Paulo state. Its natural habitat is forest at 1,700 m (5,600 ft) asl.

Tadpoles are large, measuring up to 107 mm (4.2 in) in total length, of which the tail makes about two thirds.

It was formerly placed in the genus Megaelosia, but was reclassified to Phantasmarana in 2021.

References

  1. ^ Vanessa Verdade, Ronald Heyer (2004). "Megaelosia jordanensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T56372A11454157. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T56372A11454157.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Megaelosia jordanensis (Heyer, 1983)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  3. Nogueira-Costa, P.; P. Almeida-Santos; C. A. G. Cruz & U. Caramaschi (2012). "The giant tadpoles of Megaelosia jordanensis (Heyer, 1983)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3581: 86–88. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3581.1.4.
  4. "Phantasmarana jordanensis (Heyer, 1983)". Amphibian Species of the World. Retrieved 2022-09-11.
  5. Vittorazzi, S. E.; G. Augusto-Alves; D. Neves-da-Silva; A. M. P. T. de Carvalho-e-Silva; S. M. Recco-Pimentel; L. F. Toledo; L. B. Lourenço; D. P. Bruschi (2021). "Paraphyly in the giant torrent-frogs (Anura: Hylodidae: Megaelosia) and the description of a new genus". www.salamandra-journal.com. Retrieved 2022-09-11.
Taxon identifiers
Megaelosia jordanensis
Cycloramphus jordanensis


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