Hylodes uai
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| Hylodes uai | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylodidae |
| Genus: | Hylodes |
| Species: | H. uai |
| Binomial name | |
| Hylodes uai | |
Hylodes uai is a species of frog in the family Hylodidae.[3] It is endemic to the Espinhaço Mountains in the Minas Gerais state, Brazil, where it is known from the Mangabeiras Park in Belo Horizonte, and another location on the southern end of the Espinhaço Mountains.[4] It is the most-inland species of the genus.[5]
The specific name uai is a common interjection of surprise and astonishment used by the people from Minas Gerais.[2]
Description
Males measure 31–34 mm (1.2–1.3 in) and females 36–38 mm (1.4–1.5 in) in snout–vent length. Body is moderately slender; head is longer than wide, and snout is round in dorsal view and protruding in lateral view. Dorsum and limbs are dark brown with small irregular dots brown and black. There is a silver creamish stripe running from below eye and tympanum to shoulder, and light brown lateral fold from posterior corner of the eye to the groin. Iris is copper coloured.[2]