Dendropsophus battersbyi (Rivero, 1961)
Battersby’s treefrog
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Missing
Last record: 1800-1850 (Martin et al., 2023)
Distribution
Caracas Valley, Venezuela
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Rivero, J. A. (1961). Salientia of Venezuela. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. Cambridge, Massachusetts 126: 1-207.
Other references:
Barrio-Amorós, César L. et al. (2019). Catalogue of the amphibians of Venezuela: Illustrated and annotated species list, distribution, and conservation. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 13(1) [Special Section]: 1-198 (e180).
Martin, Thomas E., Bennett, Gareth C., Fairbairn, Andrew J. and Mooers, A. Ø. (2023). ‘Lost’ taxa and their conservation implications. Animal Conservation 26(1): 14-24. https://doi.org/10.1111/acv.12788 [Appendix S2 (1617 taxa not seen >10 years); Appendix S3 (562 taxa not seen >50 years)]