Ptychohyla zophodes

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Ptychohyla zophodes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Ptychohyla
Species:
P. zophodes
Binomial name
Ptychohyla zophodes
Campbell and Duellman [fr], 2000[2]
Synonyms[3]

Hyla zophodes (Campbell and Duellman, 2000)

Ptychohyla zophodes is a species of

Ptychohyla leonhardschultzei.[2][3] The specific name zophodes is a Greek word meaning "dusky" or "gloomy" and refers to the distinctive dark coloration of the species as well as its cloud forest habitat.[2] Common name gloomy mountain stream frog has been coined for it.[1][3]

Description

Adult males in the

type series measure 35–37 mm (1.4–1.5 in) and adult females 42–44 mm (1.7–1.7 in) in snout–vent length. The snout is rounded in dorsal view and truncate in profile. The supratympanic fold is well developed and covers the upper edge of the tympanum. The forelimbs are moderately robust; the fingers are moderately long, have large discs, and are about one-third webbed. The hind limbs are moderately long and slender. The toe discs are only slightly smaller than those on the fingers; the toes are about three-fourths webbed. The dorsal ground color is deep brown, grading into purplish brown on the sides. There is irregular black mottling and two irregular black transverse bars on the shanks; these markings are not conspicuous in all specimens. Females are slightly paler than males.[2]

The male advertisement call is a deep "wraack".[2]

The largest tadpoles (Gosner stage 40) measure 14.5 mm (0.57 in) in body length and 44.2 mm (1.74 in) in total length.[2]

Habitat and conservation

Ptychohyla zophodes occurs in

habitat loss from small-scale farming and wood extraction and by chytridiomycosis.[1]

References

  1. ^ . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ .
  3. ^ a b c d Frost, Darrel R. (2017). "Ptychohyla zophodes Campbell and Duellman, 2000". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 25 November 2017.