Cloud forest tree frog | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Hylidae |
Genus: | Megastomatohyla |
Species: | M. nubicola
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Binomial name | |
Megastomatohyla nubicola (Duellman, 1964)
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Synonyms [2] | |
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The cloud forest tree frog (Megastomatohyla nubicola) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae endemic to Mexico. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss. [1]
William Edward Duellman described the species in 1964; he placed it in the genus Hyla. The specific name, nubicola, Latin for "sky-dwelling", refers to its habitat being a cloud forest. [3] It was transferred to Megastomatohyla upon that genus's circumscription in 2005. [4]