Greater bromeliad tree frog
| Greater bromeliad tree frog | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Bromeliohyla |
| Species: | B. dendroscarta |
| Binomial name | |
| Bromeliohyla dendroscarta (Taylor, 1940) | |
| Synonyms | |
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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 has not been recorded since 1974, despite surveys, and might now be extinct.[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] While habitat loss may have contributed to the decline of this species, the main reason probably was chytridiomycosis.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Georgina Santos-Barrera; Luis Canseco-Márquez (2004). "Bromeliohyla dendroscarta". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2004: e.T55466A11315413. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55466A11315413.en. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ↑ 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.