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Linhares Lime Treefrog

Sphaenorhynchus palustris

Classification

Order
Anura
Family
Hylidae

Sphaenorhynchus palustris, the Linhares lime treefrog, is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is endemic to eastern Brazil and known from its type locality, Linhares in Espírito Santo, and from Bahia north to Praia do Forte. Sphaenorhynchus palustris is a very aquatic frog that is almost always found in small temporary and permanent pools or ponds at the borders of forests close to sea level.

Distribution

Hyla_arborea.black-white-illustration.jpg : Vega Asensio derivative work: B kimmel ( talk ) · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Brazil · 3