Biology:Spiny-headed tree frog

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Spiny-headed tree frog
Anotheca spinosa02.jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Amphibia
Order:
Anura
Family:
Hylidae
Genus:
Anotheca

Smith, 1939[2]
Species:
A. spinosa
Binomial name
Anotheca spinosa
(Steindachner, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Hyla spinosa Steindachner, 1864[3]
  • Stejneger, 1911[4] Gastrotheca coronata

The spiny-headed tree frog, Anotheca spinosa, is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is monotypic within the genus Anotheca.[5] It is found in Costa Rica, Honduras, Mexico, and Panama, and its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

This species is large (58 to 80 mm), with numerous sharp, pointed projections on the head and dorsal surface, hence the common name.[6]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Santos-Barrera, G.; Flores-Villela, O.; Solís, F.; Ibáñez, R.; Savage, J.; Chaves, G.; Kubicki, B. (2008). "Anotheca spinosa". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T55296A11276568. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T55296A11276568.en. 
  2. ↑ Smith, Hobart M. (1939). "Mexican Herpetological Novelties". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 52: 190–191. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34606539; Pl. 1, Figs. 1–3; Pl. 2. Fig. 6. 
  3. ↑ Steindachner, Franz (1864). "Batrachologische Mittheilungen". Verhandlungen der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 14: 239–241. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42905918; Pl. 9, Figs 1, 1a–c. 
  4. ↑ Stejneger, Leonhard (1911). "Description of three new batrachians from Costa Rica and Panama". Proceedings of the United States National Museum 41 (1857): 286–287. doi:10.5479/si.00963801.1857.285. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29865944. 
  5. ↑ Frost, Darrel R.. "Anotheca Smith, 1939". New York: American Museum of Natural History. http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Hylidae/Hylinae/Anotheca. Retrieved 12 September 2017. 
  6. ↑ "Anotheca spinosa Steindachner 1864". Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. http://biogeodb.stri.si.edu/amphibians/en/species/7/. Retrieved 12 September 2017. 

Further reading

  • Duellman, William E. (1968). "The Taxonomic Status of Some American Hylid Frogs". Herpetologica 24 (3): 195–197. 


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