Warszewitsch's frog

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Warszewitsch's frog
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Genus: Lithobates
Species:
L. warszewitschii
Binomial name
Lithobates warszewitschii
(Schmidt, 1857)
Synonyms
  • Rana warszewitschiiSchmidt, 1857
  • Rana coeruleopunctataSteindachner, 1864
  • Ranula chrysoprasinaCope, 1866

Warszewitsch's frog (Lithobates warszewitschii) is a species of frog in the family Ranidae found in Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Description

L. warszewitschii is medium-sized: males grow to 52 mm (2.0 in) and females to 63 mm (2.5 in) in snout–vent length. The snout is pointed. They have large or small green patches on a golden brown background on their backs; the colouration darkens to brown along the sides. The dark area extends forward onto the face to form a "mask". They also have a light lip line. The dorsolateral folds have lighter colouration, usually golden or yellow. The feet are extensively webbed. [3]

Habitat and conservation

Its natural habitats are humid lowland, montane, and gallery forests, where it is found near streams, [1] but it can also be found far from streams. [4] It can survive even in small forest patches. Some populations seem to have suffered from chytridiomycosis, but more recently recovered. It is also affected by habitat loss. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Lithobates warszewitschii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T58749A146928992. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T58749A146928992.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Lithobates warszewitschii (Schmidt, 1857)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Lithobates warszewitschii". Amphibians of Panama. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  4. 1 2 Luis Humberto Elizondo C.; Federico Bolaños V. (2011). "Lithobates warszewitschii". Biodiversidad de Costa Rica. Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad. Retrieved 8 February 2015.

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