Yellow bromeliad frog

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Yellow bromeliad frog
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Osteopilus
Species:
O. marianae
Binomial name
Osteopilus marianae
(Dunn, 1926)
Synonyms
  • Hyla marianaeDunn, 1926

The yellow bromeliad frog (Osteopilus marianae), or Spaldings tree frog, is a species of frog in the family Hylidae endemic to central Jamaica. [2] Its natural habitats are old-growth pine and deciduous forests where it is found in bromeliads. Eggs are also laid in bromeliads. It is threatened by habitat loss (deforestation). [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2021). "Osteopilus marianae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021: e.T55809A3032423. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T55809A3032423.en . Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Osteopilus marianae (Dunn, 1926)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 18 April 2015.