Diasporus anthrax

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Diasporus anthrax
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Eleutherodactylidae
Genus: Diasporus
Species:
D. anthrax
Binomial name
Diasporus anthrax
(Lynch  [ fr ], 2001)
Synonyms

Eleutherodactylus anthraxLynch, 2001 [2]

Diasporus anthrax is a species of frogs in the family Eleutherodactylidae. It is endemic to Colombia where it is found along the eastern base of the Cordillera Central and the western slope of the Cordillera Oriental. [3] The specific name anthrax is Greek for Greek, meaning a carbuncle, a red gemstone. It refers to the red patches on the hidden surfaces of the limbs. [2]

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Description

Diasporus anthrax are small frogs, with a body size of 14–19 mm (0.55–0.75 in). [4] It is easily distinguished from related species by its white belly with dark spots and red spots on the hidden surface of the extremities. [5]

The male advertisement call is distinctive and consists of a single note about 0.06 seconds in duration. Its dominant frequency is about 4400 Hz, higher than advertisement calls of other Diasporus species. [5]

Habitat

It inhabits humid tropical and sub-Andean forest at elevations of 280–1,200 m (920–3,940 ft) above sea level. [6] They seem to occur near water bodies and human settlements. Specimens have been found on a tree branch, on a trail, in a trashcan, and inside of a petiole of Xanthosoma sagittifolium . [4] Although these frogs appear rare based on museum collections and sightings during field expeditions, acoustic surveys suggest that they can be fairly abundant inside forest patches. [5]

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References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2019). "Diasporus anthrax". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019: e.T56424A85862558. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T56424A85862558.en . Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 Lynch, John D. (2001). "Three new rainfrogs of the Eleutherodactylus diastema group from Colombia and Panamá". Revista de la Academia Colombiana de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales. 25 (95): 287–297.
  3. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Diasporus anthrax (Lynch, 2001)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  4. 1 2 Duarte-Cubides, Felipe; Cala-Rosas, Nayibe (2012). "Amphibia, Anura, Eleutherodactylidae, Diasporus anthrax (Lynch, 2001): New records and geographic distribution". Check List. 8 (2): 300–301. doi: 10.15560/8.2.300 .
  5. 1 2 3 Jiménez-Rivillas, C.; Vargas, L. M.; Fang, J. M.; Filippo, J. D.; Daza, J. M. (2013). "Advertisement call of Diasporus anthrax (Lynch, 2001) (Anura: Eleutherodactylidae) with comparisons to calls from congeneric species". South American Journal of Herpetology. 8: 1–4. doi:10.2994/SAJH-D-12-00020.1.
  6. Acosta Galvis, A. R. & Cuentas, D. (2017). "Diasporus anthrax (Lynch, 2001)". Lista de los Anfibios de Colombia V.07.2017.0. www.batrachia.com. Retrieved 26 December 2017.