Biology:Diasporus
| Diasporus | |
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| Diasporus diastema | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Eleutherodactylidae |
| Subfamily: | Eleutherodactylinae |
| Genus: | Diasporus |
| Type species | |
| Lithodytes diastema Cope, 1875
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Diasporus is a genus of frogs in the family Eleutherodactylidae. The genus was first described in 2008.[1][2] They are found in Central and northern South America. They are sometimes referred to as dink frogs,[2] in reference to the "tink" sound that males make during the mating season.[3]
Characteristics
Diasporus are small frogs, with a snout–vent length varying between 11 mm (0.43 in) in male Diasporus quidditus to 26 mm (1.0 in) in female Diasporus hylaeformis. They have a relatively large, distinct head. All members have direct development, skipping a tadpole stage.[1] The male advertisement call is either a "whistle" or a "tink" (or "dink"), depending on the species.[4]
Etymology
The name is from the Greek diaspora ("a dispersion from"). It refers to the relationship of this genus to the Caribbean clade of Eleutherodactylus.[1]
Distribution
Diasporus spp. inhabit humid lowland and montane forests from eastern Honduras through Panama to the Pacific versant of Colombia and northwestern Ecuador.[1][5]
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus Diasporus:[2][6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Hedges, S. B.; Duellman, W. E.; Heinicke, M. P (2008). "New World direct-developing frogs (Anura: Terrarana): Molecular phylogeny, classification, biogeography, and conservation". Zootaxa 1737: 1–182. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1737.1.1. http://www.hedgeslab.org/pubs/196.pdf.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Frost, Darrel R. (2017). "Diasporus Hedges, Duellman, and Heinicke, 2008". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Brachycephaloidea/Eleutherodactylidae/Eleutherodactylinae/Diasporus.
- ↑ "Just calling for a kiss. Cute Frog of the Week: January 2, 2012". Panama Amphibian Rescue and Conservation Project. 2 January 2012. http://amphibianrescue.org/2012/01/02/just-calling-for-a-kiss/.
- ↑ Toro-Sánchez, Tatiana; Bernal-Bautista, Manuel Hernando (2015). "The advertisement call of Diasporus gularis and D. tinker from the Pacific Region of Colombia". South American Journal of Herpetology 10 (2): 116–120. doi:10.2994/SAJH-D-14-00041.1.
- ↑ Hertz, A.; Hauenschild, F.; Lotzkat, S.; Köhler, G. (2012). "A new golden frog species of the genus Diasporus (Amphibia, Eleutherodactylidae) from the Cordillera Central, western Panama". ZooKeys (196): 23–46. doi:10.3897/zookeys.196.2774. PMID 22679389.
- ↑ "Eleutherodactylidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2017. http://www.amphibiaweb.org/lists/Eleutherodactylidae.shtml.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q2549339 entry
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