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Diasporus hylaeformis

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Short description: Species of frog

Diasporus hylaeformis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Eleutherodactylidae
Genus: Diasporus
Species:
D. hylaeformis
Binomial name
Diasporus hylaeformis
(Cope, 1875)
Synonyms

Eleutherodactylus hylaeformis (Cope, 1875)

Diasporus hylaeformis, also known as the Pico Blanco robber frog or the montane dink frog, is a species of frog in the family Eleutherodactylidae. It is found in humid mountain areas in Costa Rica and Panama.[2] Its natural habitats are dense montane forest and tropical rainforest. It is an abundant, nocturnal species found in low vegetation.[1]

At 26 mm (1.0 in) snout–vent length, female Diasporus hylaeformis are the largest frogs in the genus Diasporus.[3]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2015). "Diasporus hylaeformis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T56658A54350072. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T56658A54350072.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/56658/54350072. Retrieved 17 November 2021. 
  2. ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Diasporus hylaeformis (Cope, 1875)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Eleutherodactylidae/Eleutherodactylinae/Diasporus/Diasporus-hylaeformis. 
  3. ↑ Hedges, S. B.; Duellman, W. E.; Heinicke, M. P (2008). "New World direct-developing frogs (Anura: Terrarana): Molecular phylogeny, classification, biogeography, and conservation". Zootaxa 1737: 1–182. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1737.1.1. http://www.hedgeslab.org/pubs/196.pdf. 

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