Bocourt's tree frog

Bocourt's tree frog
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Hylidae
Genus:	Dryophytes
Species:	D. bocourti
Binomial name
Dryophytes bocourti (Mocquard, 1899)
Synonyms
Hyliola bocourtiMocquard, 1899 Hyla bocourti(Mocquard, 1899)

Bocourt's tree frog (Dryophytes bocourti), or Bocourt's treefrog, is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. The species is endemic to Guatemala and found on the mountains of southern Alta Verapaz Department and Baja Verapaz Department. ^{[1] [2]} It is named after Marie Firmin Bocourt, a French zoologist and artist. ^{[3] : 25}

Habitat

Bocourt's tree frog has been found in open, grassy meadows that are flooded during the early part of the rainy season, as well as under sheaths of banana plants and in a bromeliad. It appears to tolerate some habitat disturbance. ^[1]

Reproduction

Bocourt's treefrog breeds in temporary pools. ^[1]

Conservation status

The species Dryophytes bocourti seems to have undergone a serious decline. This is attributed to pesticide pollution from the ornamental plant industry and, possibly, to chytridiomycosis. ^[1]

References

1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Dryophytes bocourti ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020 e.T55416A54360957. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T55416A54360957.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
2. Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Hyla bocourti (Mocquard, 1899)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Exeter, England: Pelagic Publishing. ISBN   978-1-907807-44-2. xiii + 244 pp.