Hyloscirtus hillisi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Hyloscirtus
Species:
H. hillisi
Binomial name
Hyloscirtus hillisi
Ron, Caminer, Varela-Jaramillo, and Almeida-Reinoso, 2018

Hyloscirtus hillisi is a species of tree frog native to the Cordillera del Cóndor in Ecuador at elevations of 6,532 to 7,001 feet (1,991 to 2,134 m).[1] The species is in danger of extinction.

Description

The adult male frog measures 66.7-72.3 mm in snout-vent length and the adult female frog about 65.8 mm long.[2][3]

The frog is dark brown with orange flecks across its body.[4] The amount of these flecks vary in number.[5] This allows them to blend in with their environment. They have a claw at the sides of their thumbs. This may allow them to puncture the skin of competitors or predators.[6]

Habitat

This frog lives in forests with many short woody plants about 1.5 m tall. There are trees there too, about 10–15 m tall. Scientists found tadpoles and young frogs in ponds near the river.[2]

Etymology

The species was named after American-Danish biologist, David Hillis.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Bizarre New Species of Treefrog Discovered in Ecuador | Biology | Sci-News.com". Breaking Science News | Sci-News.com. 4 January 2019. Retrieved 2019-02-05.
  2. 1 2 Julio C. Carrión (September 23, 2022). Santiago R. Ron (ed.). "Hyloscirtus hillisi Ron, Caminer, Varela-Jaramillo & Almeida-Reinoso, 2018". AmphibiaWeb (in Spanish). University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  3. ↑ Ron SR, Caminer MA, Varela-Jaramillo A, Almeida-Reinoso D (2018). "A new treefrog from Cordillera del Cóndor with comments on the biogeographic affinity between Cordillera del Cóndor and the Guianan Tepuis (Anura,Hylidae, Hyloscirtus)". ZooKeys (Full text) (809): 97–124. doi:10.3897/zookeys.809.25207. PMC 6306478. PMID 30598617.
  4. ↑ "New species of tree frog from Ecuador has a mysterious claw". Mongabay Environmental News. 2019-01-07. Retrieved 2019-02-05.
  5. ↑ Pskhun (2018-12-23). "Species New to Science: [Herpetology • 2018] Hyloscirtus hillisi • A New Treefrog (Anura, Hylidae, Hyloscirtus) from Cordillera del Cóndor with Comments on the Biogeographic Affinity between Cordillera del Cóndor and the Guianan Tepuis". Species New to Science. Retrieved 2019-02-05.
  6. ↑ "New frog species is armed with special skin-puncturing claw". Animals. 2019-01-09. Archived from the original on January 10, 2019. Retrieved 2019-02-05.
  7. ↑ "New Treefrog Species Discovered In Ecuador". www.reptilesmagazine.com. 3 January 2019. Retrieved 2019-02-05.


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