Peralta frog

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Peralta frog
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four animals from one garden in Costa Rica
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Genus: Lithobates
Species:
L. taylori
Binomial name
Lithobates taylori
(Smith, 1959)
Synonyms

Rana tayloriSmith, 1959

The Peralta frog, or montane leopard frog, Lithobates taylori, is a species of frog in the family Ranidae found in Costa Rica and Nicaragua. [2] [3]

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Etymology

The specific name taylori honors Edward Harrison Taylor (1889–1978), an American herpetologist. [4]

Description

Peralta frogs are relatively large frogs, 6–8.5 cm (2.4–3.3 in) in snout–vent length. Colouration of dorsum is tan, green, or gray, often with large elongated black spots with clear edges. The dorsolateral folds are clear but become discontinuous towards the back. Belly is white. Feet are extensively webbed. [3]

Habitat and conservation

Peralta frog is a nocturnal, semi-aquatic frog inhabiting ponds, swamps, and marshes in lowland wet forest, premontane moist and wet forests, and rainforest. Breeding takes place during the wet season. The eggs are attached to aquatic vegetation. [1] [3] The tadpoles develop in these wetlands. It may be threatened by habitat loss due to deforestation, possibly by also water pollution from agricultural pesticides. [1]

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Edward Harrison Taylor was an American herpetologist from Missouri.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Lithobates taylori". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T58732A3072717. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T58732A3072717.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Lithobates taylori (Smith, 1959)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 Luis Humberto Elizondo C.; Federico Bolaños V. (2011). "Lithobates taylori". Biodiversidad de Costa Rica. Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad. Archived from the original on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  4. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. pp. 331–332. ISBN   978-1-907807-42-8.