Scarthyla goinorum

Scarthyla goinorum, also known commonly as the Madre de Dios treefrog and the Tarauaca snouted treefrog, is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. The species is endemic to South America.

Scarthyla goinorum
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Hylidae
Genus:	Scarthyla
Species:	S. goinorum
Binomial name
Scarthyla goinorum (Bokermann, 1962)
Synonyms[2]
Hyla goinorum Bokermann, 1962 Ololygon goinorum — Fouquette & Delahoussaye, 1977 Scarthyla ostinodactyla Duellman & de Sá, 1988 Scinax goinorum — Duellman & Wiens, 1992 Scarthyla goinorum — De la Riva, 2000

Etymology

The specific name, goinorum (genitive plural), is in honor of American herpetologists Coleman J. Goin and Olive B. Goin, who were husband and wife.^[3]

Geographic range

S. goinorum is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, and Peru.^[1]

Habitat

The natural habitats of S. goinorum are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, rivers, and intermittent rivers.^[1]

Conservation status

S. goinorum is threatened by habitat loss.^[1]