Hallowell's tree frog

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Hallowell's tree frog (Hyla hallowellii) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae.

Etymology

The specific name, hallowellii, is in honor of American herpetologist Edward Hallowell.[1]

Distribution and habitat

Hyla hallowelii is endemic to Japan.[2]

The natural habitats of H. halowellii are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, swamps, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, plantations, heavily degraded former forests, ponds, irrigated land, canals, and ditches.[2]

References

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  1. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Exeter, England: Pelagic Publishing Ltd. (Kindle edition).
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Further reading

  • Thompson JC (1912). "Prodrome of Descriptions of New Species of Reptilia and Batrachia from the Far East". Herpetological Notices (2): 1–4. (Hyla hallowellii, new species, pp. 2–3).

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