Cloud forest tree frog

Cloud forest tree frog
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Megastomatohyla
Species:
M. nubicola
Binomial name
Megastomatohyla nubicola
(Duellman, 1964)
Synonyms[2]
  • Hyla nubicola Duellman, 1964

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 [fr] 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]

  1. ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Megastomatohyla nubicola". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T55579A160923179. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T55579A160923179.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference AMNH was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Duellman, 1964 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Faivovich et al., 2005 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).