Gastrophryne pictiventris (common name: Nicaragua narrowmouth toad or southern narrowmouth toad) is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is found in northeastern Costa Rica and southeastern Nicaragua.[2] This species is found in leaf-litter of lowland moist and wet forests. However, it is not easily seen outside the explosive breeding events. Breeding takes place in temporary pools.[1]
| Hypopachus pictiventris | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Microhylidae |
| Genus: | Hypopachus |
| Species: | H. pictiventris
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| Binomial name | |
| Hypopachus pictiventris (Cope, 1885)
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| Synonyms | |
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Gastrophryne pictiventris (Cope, 1885) | |
Forest destruction is considered a major threat to this species, although it is not considered to be threatened as a species.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Hypopachus pictiventris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T57816A3062978. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T57816A3062978.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Hypopachus pictiventris (Cope, 1885)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
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