Diasporus hylaeformis, also known as the Pico Blanco robber frog or the montane dink frog, is a species of frog in the family Eleutherodactylidae. It is found in humid mountain areas in Costa Rica and Panama.[2] Its natural habitats are dense montane forest and tropical rainforest. It is an abundant, nocturnal species found in low vegetation.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Eleutherodactylidae |
| Genus: | Diasporus |
| Species: | D. hylaeformis
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| Binomial name | |
| Diasporus hylaeformis (Cope, 1875)
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| Synonyms | |
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Eleutherodactylus hylaeformis (Cope, 1875) | |
At 26 mm (1.0 in) snout–vent length, female Diasporus hylaeformis are the largest frogs in the genus Diasporus.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2015). "Diasporus hylaeformis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T56658A54350072. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T56658A54350072.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Diasporus hylaeformis (Cope, 1875)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
- ^ Hedges, S. B.; Duellman, W. E. & Heinicke, M. P (2008). "New World direct-developing frogs (Anura: Terrarana): Molecular phylogeny, classification, biogeography, and conservation" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1737: 1–182. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1737.1.1.
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