Dendropsophus stingi

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Dendropsophus stingi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Dendropsophus
Species:
D. stingi
Binomial name
Dendropsophus stingi
(Kaplan, 1994)
Synonyms [2]

Hyla stingiKaplan, 1994 [3]

Dendropsophus stingi is a species of frogs in the family Hylidae. It is endemic to Colombia and occurs on the eastern slope of the Cordillera Oriental in the Boyacá Department. [2] The species was named after celebrity musician Sting in recognition of his "commitment and efforts to save the rain forest". [3] Despite this, common name Kaplan's Garagoa treefrog has been coined for it (the type locality is near Garagoa). [2]

Frog Member of an order of vertebrates belonging to the amphibians, and comprising largely carnivorous, short-bodied, and tailless animals

A frog is any member of a diverse and largely carnivorous group of short-bodied, tailless amphibians composing the order Anura. The oldest fossil "proto-frog" appeared in the early Triassic of Madagascar, but molecular clock dating suggests their origins may extend further back to the Permian, 265 million years ago. Frogs are widely distributed, ranging from the tropics to subarctic regions, but the greatest concentration of species diversity is in tropical rainforests. There are approximately 4,800 recorded species, accounting for over 85% of extant amphibian species. They are also one of the five most diverse vertebrate orders. Warty frog species tend to be called toads, but the distinction between frogs and toads is informal, not from taxonomy or evolutionary history.

Hylidae family of amphibians

The Hylidae are a wide-ranging family of frogs commonly referred to as "tree frogs and their allies". However, the hylids include a diversity of frog species, many of which do not live in trees, but are terrestrial or semiaquatic.

Endemism ecological state of being unique to a defined geographic location or habitat

Endemism is the ecological state of a species being unique to a defined geographic location, such as an island, nation, country or other defined zone, or habitat type; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere. The extreme opposite of endemism is cosmopolitan distribution. An alternative term for a species that is endemic is precinctive, which applies to species that are restricted to a defined geographical area.

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Description

Males in the type series measure 21.7–24.3 mm (0.85–0.96 in) and the single female 26.2 mm (1.03 in) in snout–vent length. The body is robust and the head is relatively wide. The snout is generally rounded, but in the female it is longer and acute in dorsal view. The tympanum is distinct. The fingers have wide discs and some webbing. The toes are 3/4 webbed. Skin is smooth except for the belly. The dorsum and head are pale to dark brown; there is a dark interorbital spot and two dark, chevron-shaped bands with black rims. Concealed surfaces of the limbs are pale yellowish brown and the belly is pale yellow cream. [3]

Tympanum (anatomy) external hearing structure in animals

The tympanum is an external hearing structure in animals such as mammals, birds, some reptiles, some amphibians and some insects.

Habitat and conservation

Dendropsophus stingi live in flooded pastures, marshes, and temporary pools at about 2,000 m (6,600 ft) above sea level. No major threats to this species have been identified. It is locally common but its known range is small, making it vulnerable to stochastic events. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2017. Dendropsophus stingi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T55665A85903853. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T55665A85903853.en. Downloaded on 08 January 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 Frost, Darrel R. (2017). "Dendropsophus stingi (Kaplan, 1994)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 Kaplan, M. (1994). "A new species of frog of the genus Hyla from the Cordillera Oriental in northern Colombia with comments on the taxonomy of Hyla minuta". Journal of Herpetology. 28 (1): 79–87. doi:10.2307/1564684. JSTOR   1564684.
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