Warszewitsch's frog
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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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ranidae |
| Genus: | Lithobates |
| Species: | L. warszewitschii |
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| Lithobates warszewitschii (Schmidt, 1857) | |
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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]
References
- Frank Solís; Roberto Ibáñez; Gerardo Chaves; Jay Savage; César Jaramillo; Querube Fuenmayor; Federico Bolaños (2010). "Lithobates warszewitschii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010. Retrieved 25 January 2015.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- 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.
- "Lithobates warszewitschii". Amphibians of Panama. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- Luis Humberto Elizondo C.; Federico Bolaños V. (2011). "Lithobates warszewitschii". Biodiversidad de Costa Rica. Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
Further reading
- Hillis, D.M., & de Sá, R. (1984): Phylogeny and taxonomy of the Rana palmipes species group (Salientia: Ranidae). Herpetological Monographs 2: 1-26.