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Hypsiboas prasinus

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA AMPHIBIA ANURA HYLIDAE

Scientific Name: Hypsiboas prasinus
Species Authority: (Burmeister, 1856)
Taxonomic Notes: This species was previously within the genus Hyla but has recently been moved to the resurrected genus Hypsiboas (Faivovich, et al., 2005).

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published: 2004
Assessor/s: Axel Kwet, Paulo Garcia
Reviewer/s: Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson, Neil Cox and Bruce Young)
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Justification:
Listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, tolerance of a broad range of habitats, presumed large population, and because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: This species is endemic to southeastern and southern Brazil in the States of Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Santa Catarina, Parana, and Rio Grande do Sul. It occurs at intermediate elevations at 800-1,400m asl.
Countries:
Native:
Brazil
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Population [top]

Population: It is a common species. In Estação Biológica de Boracéia in São Paulo State, the species appears to have disappeared. The decline has been linked to the higher abundance of H. albopunctata.
Population Trend: Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: It lives in forested habitats, and in grassland and pastureland, and is usually found on vegetation near ponds, pools, and lakes. It breeds in permanent pools and small streams, and the egg clutches are attached to vegetation in the water.
Systems: Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): The main threats are water pollution, and loss of habitat due to fire.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: It occurs in several protected areas.
Citation: Axel Kwet, Paulo Garcia 2004. Hypsiboas prasinus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 May 2013.
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