Diasporus hylaeformis

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Diasporus hylaeformis
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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]

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References

  1. 1 2 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 . 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. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  3. Hedges, S. B.; Duellman, W. E. & Heinicke, M. P (2008). "New World direct-developing frogs (Anura: Terrarana): Molecular phylogeny, classification, biogeography, and conservation" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1737: 1–182. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1737.1.1.