Diasporus hylaeformis

Short description: Species of frog

Diasporus hylaeformis

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification
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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