Stefania evansi

Stefania evansi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hemiphractidae
Genus: Stefania
Species:
S. evansi
Binomial name
Stefania evansi
(Boulenger, 1904)
Synonyms

Hyla evansi Boulenger, 1904[2]
Cryptobatrachus evansi (Boulenger, 1904)

Stefania evansi is a species of frog in the family Hemiphractidae. Stefania evansi is, along with other closely related frogs, known for its unusual reproductive mode where females carry the eggs and juveniles on their back.[1][2][3][4] It is sometimes known under common names Groete Creek carrying frog, Groete Creek treefrog, or Evans' stefania (the "treefrog" designation can be misleading as Stefania are no longer included in the family Hylidae[3]). These names refer to its type locality, Groete Creek in the region Essequibo Islands-West Demerara, Guyana, where the holotype was collected by one Dr. R. Evans.[3][5]

  1. ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2019). "Stefania evansi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T56026A120467204. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T56026A120467204.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Boulenger, G. A. (1904). "Description of a new tree-frog of the genus Hyla, from British Guiana, carrying eggs on the back". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. II: 106 +1 plate. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7998.1904.tb08315.x.
  3. ^ a b c MacCulloch, R.D.; Lathrop, A. (2006). "Stefania evansi". Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles. 827: 1–3.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Salerno was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Stefania evansi (Boulenger, 1904)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 10 January 2014.

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