Scythrophrys

Banhado frog
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Leptodactylidae
Subfamily: Paratelmatobiinae
Genus: Scythrophrys
Lynch [fr], 1971
Species:
S. sawayae
Binomial name
Scythrophrys sawayae
(Cochran, 1953)
Synonyms
  • Zachaenus sawayae Cochran, 1953

Scythrophrys is a genus of frogs in the family Leptodactylidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Scythrophrys sawayae, commonly known as the Banhado frog, after its type locality.[2][3] It is endemic to Serra do Mar in Paraná and Santa Catarina states, south-eastern Brazil.[2] Its natural habitats are secondary and old growth forests; reproduction takes place in temporary pools. Its populations are scattered but it is locally common. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1] This species was first described in 1953 by the American herpetologist Doris Mable Cochran whose research was focused on the herpetofauna of the West Indies and South America.[4]

  1. ^ a b Paulo Garcia (2004). "Scythrophrys sawayae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T57323A11620688. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T57323A11620688.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Scythrophrys sawayae (Cochran, 1953)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
  3. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Scythrophrys Lynch, 1971". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Doris Mable Cochran Papers, circa 1891-1968". SIA RU007151. Smithsonian Institution Archives. Retrieved 14 May 2012.