Animals - Amphibians - Frogs
Monkey Frog (Phyllomedusa iheringii)
Scientific Classification:
Kingdom : Animalia
Phylum : Chordata
Class : Amphibia
Order : Anura
Family : Hylidae
Genus : Phyllomedusa
Species : P. Iheringii
Description:
The Monkey Frog (Phyllomedusa iheringii) is a species of frog in the Hylidae family, found in Brazil and Uruguay. Its natural habitats are temperate shrubland and intermittent freshwater marshes, and is threatened by habitat loss.
Binomial Name:
Name : Phyllomedusa iheringii
Taxonomist : George Albert Boulenger (Brussels - Belgium)
Year : 1885
Subspecies : None or not data available
Synonyms : None or not data available
Conservation Status by IUCN:
Status : Least Concern
Has been categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as evaluated but not qualified for any other category. As such they do not qualify as threatened, near threatened, or (prior to 2001) conservation dependent.
Philatelic Issues
2001 - Uruguay - Stamp 1 of 4, from Amphibians and Reptiles Series
Issue information:
Country: Uruguay
Date: February 15th, 2001
Printed: 15.000 Copies
Type: Stamp from Series of 4 Stamps
Value: UYP 11
Stamp: Rectangular
Size: 22 mm. x 35 mm.
Perforation: Circular
Gum: Water Activated
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