Biology:Papallacta tree frog

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Short description: Species of amphibian

Papallacta tree frog
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Hyloscirtus
Species:
H. psarolaimus
Binomial name
Hyloscirtus psarolaimus
(Duellman & Hillis, 1990)

The Papallacta tree frog (Hyloscirtus psarolaimus) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae found in Colombia and Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and rivers. Scientists have seen it between 1950 and 2660 meters above sea level in the Cordillera Oriental.[2][3] It is threatened by habitat loss.

The adult male frog measures about 55.0 mm in snout-vent length and the adult female frog about 60.2 mm. The skin on the frog's back is gray-brown in color with brown and white spots. The flanks and inner legs are white with dark brown stripes. The throat and ventrum are gray-white with brown and gray spots. The iris of the eye is bronze with black reticulations.[3]

This frog's scientific name comes from the Greek word psaros for "mottled" and laimos for "throat."[3]

References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2019). "Hyloscirtus psarolaimus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T55612A85902687. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T55612A85902687.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/55612/85902687. Retrieved 16 November 2021. 
  2. Frost, Darrel R.. "Hyloscirtus psarolaimus (Duellman and Hillis, 1990)". American Museum of Natural History, New York. https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/Amphibia/Anura/Hylidae/Hylinae/Hyloscirtus/Hyloscirtus-psarolaimus. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Santiago R. Ron, ed (June 17, 2006). "Hyloscirtus psarolaimus" (in es). University of California, Berkeley. https://amphibiaweb.org/species/919. 

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