Sphaenorhynchus orophilus (Lutz and Lutz, 1938)
Hyla (Sphoenohyla) orophila Lutz and Lutz, 1938, An. Acad. Brasil. Cienc., 10: 178. Holotype: AL-MNRJ 3309, by original designation. Type locality: "Serra do Mar, 4 km. outside Petropolis, in canal leading to the dam at Quitandinha", Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Hyla aurantiaca orophila — Cochran, 1955 "1954", Bull. U.S. Natl. Mus., 206: 184.
Sphoenohyla orophila — Goin, 1957, Caldasia, 8: 22.
Dryomelictes orophila — Goin, 1961, Ann. Carnegie Mus., 36: 9.
Hyla orophila — Kenny, 1969, Stud. Fauna Curaçao and other Caribb. Is., 29: 50. Apparently based on misidentified specimens from Trinidad.
Sphaenorhynchus orophilus — Rivero, 1969, Copeia, 1969: 702.
English Names
Lutz's Lime Treefrog (Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 65).
Distribution
"Serra do Mar, 4 km. outside Petropolis, in canal leading to the dam at Quitandinha", São Paulo, Brazil.
Comment
See account by Heyer, Rand, Cruz, Peixoto, and Nelson, 1990, Arq. Zool., São Paulo, 31: 286-287. Cruz, Feio, and Caramaschi, 2009, Anf. Ibitipoca: 110-111, provided photographs and a brief account for Parque Estadual do Ibitipoca, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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