Diasporus | |
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Diasporus diastema | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Eleutherodactylidae |
Subfamily: | Eleutherodactylinae |
Genus: | Diasporus Hedges, Duellman, and Heinicke, 2008 |
Type species | |
Lithodytes diastema Cope, 1875 | |
Species | |
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Diasporus is a genus of frogs in the family Eleutherodactylidae. The genus was first described in 2008. [1] [2] They are found in Central and northern South America. They are sometimes referred to as dink frogs, [2] in reference to the "tink" sound that males make during the mating season. [3]
Diasporus are small frogs, with a snout–vent length varying between 11 mm (0.43 in) in male Diasporus quidditus to 26 mm (1.0 in) in female Diasporus hylaeformis . They have a relatively large, distinct head. All members have direct development, skipping a tadpole stage. [1] The male advertisement call is either a "whistle" or a "tink" (or "dink"), depending on the species. [4]
The name is from the Greek diaspora ("a dispersion from"). It refers to the relationship of this genus to the Caribbean clade of Eleutherodactylus . [1]
Diasporus spp. inhabit humid lowland and montane forests from eastern Honduras through Panama to the Pacific versant of Colombia and northwestern Ecuador. [1] [5]
The following species are recognised in the genus Diasporus: [2] [6]