Scinax tsachila

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Scinax tsachila
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Scinax
Species:
S. tsachila
Binomial name
Scinax tsachila
Ron, Duellman, Caminer, and Pazmiño, 2018

Scinax tsachila is a frog in the family Hylidae. It is endemic to Ecuador and probably also lives in Peru and Colombia. Scientists have seen from sea level to 1207 meters above sea level. It lives on the Pacific side of the contienent. [1] [2] [3]

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Appearance

The adult male frog measures 27.2 to 34.2 mm in snout-vent length and the adult female frog 33.2 to 36.4 mm. This frog is medium-brown in color, though some individuals have stripes down their sides and some do not. [2] [3]

Home

This frog lives in partially or fully open areas, including secondary forest and piedmont forest. No individual was found in primary forest. Because scientists have seen this frog in artificially open areas, they do not think its numbers will decline as deforestation continues. [3] [2]

The male frog chooses a site near a pond, lake, or other body of water. He sits on the ground or perches on low vegetation and sings for the female. [2] [3]

Etymology

This frog is named after the Tsáchila indigenous people, who live nearby. [2] [3]

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References

  1. Frost, Darrel R. "Scinax lindsayi (Ron, Duellman, Caminer, and Pazmiño, 2018)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Andrea Varela-Jaramillo (September 27, 2018). Santiago R. Ron (ed.). "Scinax tsachila". AmphibiaWeb (in Spanish). University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Ron SR; Duellman WE; Caminer MA; Pazmino D (2018). "Advertisement calls and DNA sequences reveal a new species of Scinax (Anura: Hylidae) on the Pacific lowlands of Ecuador". PLOS ONE. 13 (9): e0203169. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0203169 . PMC   6157856 . PMID   30256795 . Retrieved May 28, 2022.