Plectrohyla dasypus
| Plectrohyla dasypus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Plectrohyla |
| Species: | P. dasypus
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| Binomial name | |
| Plectrohyla dasypus McCranie and Wilson, 1981
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Plectrohyla dasypus (common name: Honduras spikethumb frog) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is endemic to the in the Cortés Department of northwestern Honduras.[2] The species range is within the Cusuco National Park.[1]
Natural habitats of Plectrohyla dasypus are lower montane wet forests. They are found on low vegetation along streams and in arboreal bromeliads, and breed in streams. Once moderately common, the species has undergone a dramatic decline that is attributed to chytridiomycosis.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Plectrohyla dasypus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T55873A176955542. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T55873A176955542.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Plectrohyla dasypus McCranie and Wilson, 1981". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
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