Pithecopus oreades
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Hylidae |
Genus: | Pithecopus |
Species: | P. oreades
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Binomial name | |
Pithecopus oreades (Brandão, 2002)
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Pithecopus oreades is a species of frog in the subfamily Phyllomedusinae. It is endemic to Brazil and is known from the states of Goiás and Minas Gerais as well as from the Federal District.[1][2]
Pithecopus oreades inhabits open Cerrado savanna with short and scattered shrubs at elevations above 900 m (3,000 ft) above sea level. Breeding takes place in small streams and the tadpoles develop in pools within the streams. Threats to this species are unknown.[1]
P. oreades skin secretions research has suggested therapeutic value, especially as an anti-Trypanosoma cruzi agent to prevent infections during blood transfusion.[3]
References
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- ^ a b c Débora Silvano (2016). "Pithecopus oreades". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T55858A107298828. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T55858A107298828.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ a b Frost, Darrel R. (2020). "Pithecopus oreades (Brandão, 2002)". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.vz.0001. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ Brand, Guilherme D.; Leite, José Roberto S. A.; Silva, Luciano P.; Albuquerque, Sérgio; Prates, Maura V.; Azevedo, Ricardo B.; Carregaro, Vanessa; Silva, João S.; Sá, Vanuza C. L.; Brandão, Reuber A.; Bloch, Carlos (2002). "Dermaseptins from Phyllomedusa oreades and Phyllomedusa distincta: Anti-Trypanosoma cruzi activity without cytotoxicity to mammalian cells". Journal of Biological Chemistry. 277 (51): 49332–49340. doi:10.1074/jbc.M209289200.