Hyloscirtus tigrinus

Hyloscirtus tigrinus is a species of tree frog native to Colombia and Ecuador.[2] It can be found in elevations of up to 3000 meters.[3]

Hyloscirtus tigrinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Hyloscirtus
Species:
H. tigrinus
Binomial name
Hyloscirtus tigrinus
Mueses-Cisneros and Anganoy-Criollo, 2008
Synonyms
  • Colomascirtus tigrinus (Mueses-Cisneros and Anganoy-Criollo, 2008)

Description

Hyloscirtus tigrinus is a medium-sized and robust frog with spots covering various parts of its body.[4] It has a distinctive color pattern, which allows it to be distinguished from other Hyloscirtus species. This is also how the species was named, having a similar pattern to that of the tiger.[5]

References
  1. Hyloscirtus tigrinus, IUCN. Downloaded 24 July 2020
  2. "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
  3. "Hyloscirtus tigrinus Mueses-Cisneros and Anganoy-Criollo, 2008 | Amphibian Species of the World". research.amnh.org. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
  4. "AmphibiaWeb - Hyloscirtus tigrinus". amphibiaweb.org. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
  5. Pskhun (2012-08-08). "Species New to Science: [Herpetology • 2008] Hyloscirtus tigrinus • A new species of the Hyloscirtus larinopygion group (Amphibia: Anura: Hylidae) from southwest Colombia". Species New to Science. Retrieved 2019-03-07.


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