Diasporus hylaeformis

Diasporus hylaeformis, also known as the Pico Blanco robber frog or the montane dink frog, is a species of frog in the family Eleutherodactylidae. It is found in humid mountain areas in Costa Rica and Panama.[2] Its natural habitats are dense montane forest and tropical rainforest. It is an abundant, nocturnal species found in low vegetation.[1]

Diasporus hylaeformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Eleutherodactylidae
Genus: Diasporus
Species:
D. hylaeformis
Binomial name
Diasporus hylaeformis
(Cope, 1875)
Synonyms

Eleutherodactylus hylaeformis (Cope, 1875)

At 26 mm (1.0 in) snout–vent length, female Diasporus hylaeformis are the largest frogs in the genus Diasporus.[3]

References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2015). "Diasporus hylaeformis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T56658A54350072. Retrieved 3 July 2020.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Diasporus hylaeformis (Cope, 1875)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  3. Hedges, S. B.; Duellman, W. E. & Heinicke, M. P (2008). "New World direct-developing frogs (Anura: Terrarana): Molecular phylogeny, classification, biogeography, and conservation" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1737: 1–182. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1737.1.1.


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