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Pithecopus oreades

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Species of frog

Pithecopus oreades
Conservation status

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Pithecopus
Species: P. oreades
Binomial name
Pithecopus oreades
(Brandão, 2002)
Synonyms
  • Phyllomedusa oreades Brandão, 2002
  • Phyllomedusa araguari Giaretta, Oliveira, and Kokubum, 2007

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.

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.

P. oreades skin secretions research has suggested therapeutic value, especially as an anti-Trypanosoma cruzi agent to prevent infections during blood transfusion.

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. 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.
Taxon identifiers
Pithecopus oreades
Phyllomedusa oreades


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