Teratohyla spinosa (common name: spiny Cochran frog) is a species of frog in the family Centrolenidae. It is found in the Pacific lowlands of northern and central Ecuador and western Colombia, northward on the Pacific slopes Panama and Costa Rica, as well as on the Caribbean slopes of Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Honduras.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Centrolenidae |
| Genus: | Teratohyla |
| Species: | T. spinosa
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| Teratohyla spinosa (Taylor, 1949)
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Centrolenella spinosa Taylor, 1949 | |
Description
editTeratohyla spinosa are small, green frogs with large, protuberant eyes. Males grow to a snout–vent length of 18–20 mm (0.71–0.79 in) and females to 20–23 mm (0.79–0.91 in). Tadpoles are 16 mm (0.63 in) in length when metamorphosing. Adult males have an exposed spine at the base of the thumb.[3]
Males call throughout the wet season (May–October) from the low vegetation surrounding small streams. Females lay 18–25 eggs on the underside of vegetation in a single layer of loose jelly.[3] Larvae develop in streams.[1]
Habitat and conservation
editTeratohyla spinosa inhabits lowland primary humid lowland forests at elevations between 20 and 800 m (66 and 2,625 ft) above sea level. It is found along streams in the low vegetation. Its habitat is threatened by deforestation, although the species is not considered threatened in view of its wide distribution and presumed large population.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Teratohyla spinosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T54996A54342777. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T54996A54342777.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ a b Frost, Darrel R. (2017). "Teratohyla spinosa (Taylor, 1949)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ a b "Teratohyla spinosa". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2014.