Greater bromeliad tree frog
Greater bromeliad tree frog | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Hylidae |
Genus: | Bromeliohyla |
Species: | B. dendroscarta
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Binomial name | |
Bromeliohyla dendroscarta (Taylor, 1940)
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Synonyms | |
Hyla dendroscarta Taylor, 1940 |
The greater bromeliad tree frog (Bromeliohyla dendroscarta) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae endemic to the mountains of central Veracruz and northern Oaxaca, Mexico.[2]
Habitat and conservation[]
Bromeliohyla dendroscarta inhabits cloud forests where it breeds and takes refuge in bromeliads.[1]
This species has never been common, but it seems to have dramatically declined and had not been recorded since 1974, despite surveys.[1] However, an unidentified hylid frog was heard calling from bromeliads high in trees in 2007 at one historic location of this species; this frog may have been Bromeliohyla dendroscarta.[3] Surveys in 2011 and 2012 were able to locate the species, and it has been seen a few times since then, proving the species is not extinct. While habitat loss may have contributed to the decline of this species, the main reason probably was chytridiomycosis.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c d IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Bromeliohyla dendroscarta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T55466A53954731. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T55466A53954731.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Bromeliohyla dendroscarta (Taylor, 1940)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ^ Delia, J. R. J.; Whitney, J. L.; Burkhardt, T. (2013). "Rediscovery of 'lost' treefrogs from the Oaxacan highlands of Mexico". Biodiversity and Conservation. 22 (6–7): 1405–1414. doi:10.1007/s10531-013-0481-9.
- IUCN Red List endangered species
- Bromeliohyla
- Amphibians of Mexico
- Endemic fauna of Mexico
- Amphibians described in 1940
- Hylinae stubs