Diasporus hylaeformis explained

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.^[1] Its natural habitats are dense montane forest and tropical rainforest. It is an abundant, nocturnal species found in low vegetation.

At 26mm snout–vent length, female Diasporus hylaeformis are the largest frogs in the genus Diasporus.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Diasporus hylaeformis (Cope, 1875) . Frost, Darrel R. . 2014 . Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 . American Museum of Natural History . 26 September 2014.
2. Hedges, S. B. . Duellman, W. E. . Heinicke, M. P . amp . 2008 . New World direct-developing frogs (Anura: Terrarana): Molecular phylogeny, classification, biogeography, and conservation . Zootaxa . 1737 . 1–182 . 10.11646/zootaxa.1737.1.1 .