Sphaenorhynchus pauloalvini

Sphaenorhynchus pauloalvini, or Paulo's lime treefrog, is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is endemic to eastern Brazil and is known from two locations in Bahia, Itabuna (its type locality) and Una.^[2][3]

Paulo's lime treefrog
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Hylidae
Genus:	Sphaenorhynchus
Species:	S. pauloalvini
Binomial name
Sphaenorhynchus pauloalvini Bokermann [fr], 1973

Habitat and conservation

Sphaenorhynchus pauloalvini lives near on in ponds. It is threatened by habitat loss.^[1] It has not been recorded in the area of its type locality after its original description in 1973. However, another population was discovered in Una in 2007.^[3]