Hyloscirtus condor
Hyloscirtus condor
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Hyloscirtus
Species:
H. condor
Binomial name
Hyloscirtus condor
Almendariz, Brito, Batallas, Ron 2014

Hyloscirtus condor is a species of tree frog native to Ecuador. Scientists know it exclusively from the type locality in the Reserva Biológica Cerro Plateado.[1] It can be found in elevations of more than 2,300 m (7,500 ft).

Description

The adult male frog measures 64.83–73.83 mm in snout-vent length. Hyloscirtus condor is tan with dark yellow dots around the body.[2] Like Hyloscirtus tapichalaca, the species has a thumb spine. It also has a single, small vocal sac. The iris of the eye is gold in color, with reticulations.[3]

Entymology

The scientists named the frog after the place where the Cordillera del Cóndor, where it was found.[3]

Original description

  • Almendariz A; Brito J; Batallas D; Ron S (2014). "Una especie nueva de rana arborea del genero Hyloscirtus (Amphibia: Anura: Hylidae) de la Cordilla del Condor". Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia. 54 (4): 33–49. doi:10.1590/0031-1049.2014.54.04.

References

  1. ↑ "Hyloscirtus condor Almendáriz, Brito-M., Batallas-R., and Ron, 2014 | Amphibian Species of the World". research.amnh.org. Retrieved 2019-03-06.
  2. ↑ Pskhun (2014-05-15). "Species New to Science: [Herpetology • 2014] Hyloscirtus condor • A New Species of Tree Frog of the Genus Hyloscirtus (Amphibia: Anura: Hylidae) from the Cordillera del Condor, southern Ecuador". Species New to Science. Retrieved 2019-03-06.
  3. 1 2 Ana Almendáriz (May 17, 2014). Santiago R. Ron (ed.). "Hyloscirtus condor Almendáriz, Brito-M., Batallas-R. & Ron, 2014". AmphibiaWeb (in Spanish). University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved October 31, 2022.


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