Hyloscirtus tigrinus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Hyloscirtus
Species:
H. tigrinus
Binomial name
Hyloscirtus tigrinus
Mueses-Cisneros and Anganoy-Criollo, 2008
Synonyms
  • Colomascirtus tigrinus (Mueses-Cisneros and Anganoy-Criollo, 2008)

Hyloscirtus tigrinus is a species of tree frog native to Colombia and Ecuador.[2] It can be found in elevations of up to 3000 meters up in the Andes Mountains. Scientists have observed the frog sitting on vegetation approximately .5 m above ground level.[3]

Description

Hyloscirtus tigrinus is a medium-sized and robust frog with spots covering various parts of its body.[4] The adult male frog measures about 54.2-60.7 mm in snout-vent length and the adult female frog about 62.9–63.2 mm long. The iris of the eye is gray with black reticulations. The skin of the frog's head, back, and legs is yellow-green with black stripes or bars that extend down toward the belly, similar to tiger stripes. There are also orange spots on some parts of the body. The bottoms of the feet can be gray in color, and parts of the climbing disks are black. This frog's distinctive color pattern allows it to be distinguished from other Hyloscirtus species. This is also how the species was named, having a similar pattern to that of the tiger.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Hyloscirtus tigrinus, IUCN. Downloaded 24 July 2020
  2. ↑ "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
  3. ↑ "Hyloscirtus tigrinus Mueses-Cisneros and Anganoy-Criollo, 2008 | Amphibian Species of the World". research.amnh.org. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
  4. ↑ "AmphibiaWeb - Hyloscirtus tigrinus". amphibiaweb.org. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
  5. ↑ Pskhun (2012-08-08). "Species New to Science: [Herpetology • 2008] Hyloscirtus tigrinus • A new species of the Hyloscirtus larinopygion group (Amphibia: Anura: Hylidae) from southwest Colombia". Species New to Science. Retrieved 2019-03-07.


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