Biology:Scinax altae
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Scinax |
| Species: | S. altae
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| Binomial name | |
| Scinax altae (Dunn, 1933)
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| Synonyms[4] | |
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Hyla altae Dunn, 1933[2] | |
Scinax altae is a species of frog in the family Hylidae.[4] It is endemic to Panama where it occurs in the Pacific lowlands[1][4] between the Chiriquí Province in the west and Panamá Province in the east.[4] The type series was collected by Emmett Reid Dunn and his wife from "Summit" in the Panama Canal Zone in 1932.[2]
Description
Males measure 22–27 mm (0.87–1.06 in) in snout–vent length; females can grow to 27 mm (1.1 in).[3] The snout is long and flat. The tympanum is distinct.[2] The dorsum is gray to brownish gray and has four complete stripes (two dorsolateral and two paravertebral stripes; dorsal stripes are incomplete in a small fraction of individuals[3]). The shanks have dark gray longitudinal stripes.[2][3] The fingers are without webbing[2] whereas the toes are about three fifths webbed.[3] Males have a very large vocal sac.[2]
Habitat and conservation
The species' natural habitats are xeric, scrubby forests and savannas[1] at elevations up to 700 m (2,300 ft) above sea level.[4] It is locally common. Major threats to it are infrastructure development and water pollution. It occurs in the Altos de Campana National Park.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2015). "Scinax altae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T55925A54348119. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T55925A54348119.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/55925/54348119. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Dunn, E. R. (1933). "A new Hyla from the Panama Canal Zone". Occasional Papers of the Boston Society of Natural History 8: 61–64. https://archive.org/stream/occasionalpapers08bost#page/n83/mode/2up.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 León, Juan R. (1969). "The systematics of the frogs of the Hyla rubra group in Middle America". University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History 18: 505–545. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.19991. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4394496#page/570/mode/1up.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Frost, Darrel R. (2017). "Scinax altae (Dunn, 1933)". 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/Hylidae/Scinaxinae/Scinax/Scinax-altae. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
Wikidata ☰ Q136675 entry
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