The El Pepino tree frog (Hyloscirtus torrenticola) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae found in Colombia and Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rivers, and swamps. It is threatened by habitat loss.[2]
| El Pepino tree frog | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Hyloscirtus |
| Species: | H. torrenticola
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| Binomial name | |
| Hyloscirtus torrenticola (Duellman & Altig, 1978)
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The adult male frog measures 31.5–35.5 mm in snout-vent length and the adult female frog about 34.9 mm. The skin of the dorsum is uniform green and the skin of the ventrum white.[2]
This frog is nocturnal. Scientists believe this frog lays eggs in streams because other frogs in Hyloscritus do so.[2]
The scientific name of this frog comes from Latin for "lives in fast-moving water."[2]
References
edit- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2019). "Hyloscirtus torrenticola". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T55678A85903935. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T55678A85903935.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d Morley Read; Santiago Ron (September 26, 2009). Santiago Ron (ed.). "Hyloscirtus torrenticola". AmphibiaWeb (in Spanish). University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
External links
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