Pseudis platensis

Pseudis platensis is a frog in the family Hylidae. It is endemic to Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina, and Brazil.[2][4]

Pseudis platensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Pseudis
Species:
P. platensis
Binomial name
Pseudis platensis
Gallardo, 1961
Synonyms[2][3]
  • Pseudis paradoxus platensis Gallardo, 1961
  • Pseudis paradoxus occidentalis Gallardo, 1961

This frog had been considered a subspecies of Pseudis paradoxa but, after a genetic analysis in 2007, scientists concluded it should be considered a separate species.[3]

References
  1. Ariadne Angulo (2008). "Pseudis platensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T135794A4202433. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T135794A4202433.en. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  2. "Pseudis platensis (Gallardo, 1961)". Amphibian Species of the World 6.0, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  3. Aguiar O; Bacci M; Lima AP; Rossa-Feres DC; Haddad CFB; Recco-Pimentel SM (July 26, 2007). "Phylogenetic relationships of Pseudis and Lysapsus (Anura, Hylidae, Hylinae) inferred from mitochondrial and nuclear gene sequences". Cladistics (Full text). 23 (5): 455–463. doi:10.1111/j.1096-0031.2007.00154.x.
  4. "Pseudis platensis". Amphibiaweb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved January 24, 2022.


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