Hyloscirtus conscientia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Hyloscirtus
Species:
H. conscientia
Binomial name
Hyloscirtus conscientia
Yánez-Muñoz, Reyes-Puig, Batallas-R., Broaddus, Urgilés-Merchán, Cisneros-Heredia, and Guayasamin, 2021

Hyloscirtus conscientia, the Chical nubulous stream frog, is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is endemic to Ecuador and likely in adjacent Colombia. Scientists have seen it between 1495 and 1750 meters above sea level.[1][2]

The adult male frog measures about 29.6–33.3 mm in snout-vent length and the adult female frog 34.7 to 40 mm. The skin of the dorsum tends to be yellow-green in color with a brown stripe, and they tend to be lighter in color on the flanks.[2]

Ecuadorian teenagers associated with the research team named this frog. The scientific name refers to the Latin idea conscientia for consciousness.[2][3] She said human beings had to be conscious of their effect on the environment and stop these frogs from dying by using less water. Another teenager chose the common name "nubular" even though it is not a word in either Spanish or English. It sounds like the Spanish word for "cloudy," and the frog lives in cloudy habitats.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Frost, Darrel R. "Hyloscirtus sethmacfarlanei Yánez-Muñoz, Reyes-Puig, Batallas-R., Broaddus, Urgilés-Merchán, Cisneros-Heredia, and Guayasamin, 2021". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 Poulette K. Paredes (December 21, 2022). "Hyloscirtus conscientia Yánez-Muñoz, Reyes-Puig, Batallas-R., Broaddus, Urgilés-Merchán, Cisneros-Heredia, and Guayasamin, 2021". AmphibiaWeb (in Spanish). University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  3. 1 2 Yánez-Muñoz MH; JP Reyes-Puig; D Batallas-Revelo; C Broaddus; M Urgilés-Merchán; DF Cisneros-Heredia; JM Guayasamin (2021). "A new Andean treefrog (Amphibia: Hyloscirtus bogotensis group) from Ecuador: an example of community involvement for conservation". PeerJ (full text). 9: e11914. doi:10.7717/peerj.11914. PMC 8351578. PMID 34434655.


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