Diasporus

Diasporus is a genus of frogs in the family Eleutherodactylidae. The genus was first described in 2008.[1][2] They are found in Central and northern South America. They are sometimes referred to as dink frogs,[2] in reference to the "tink" sound that males make during the mating season.[3]

Diasporus
Diasporus diastema
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Eleutherodactylidae
Subfamily: Eleutherodactylinae
Genus: Diasporus
Hedges, Duellman, and Heinicke, 2008
Type species
Lithodytes diastema
Cope, 1875
Species

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Characteristics

Diasporus are small frogs, with a snout–vent length varying between 11 mm (0.43 in) in male Diasporus quidditus to 26 mm (1.0 in) in female Diasporus hylaeformis. They have a relatively large, distinct head. All members have direct development, skipping a tadpole stage.[1] The male advertisement call is either a "whistle" or a "tink" (or "dink"), depending on the species.[4]

Etymology

The name is from the Greek diaspora ("a dispersion from"). It refers to the relationship of this genus to the Caribbean clade of Eleutherodactylus.[1]

Distribution

Diasporus spp. inhabit humid lowland and montane forests from eastern Honduras through Panama to the Pacific versant of Colombia and northwestern Ecuador.[1][5]

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Diasporus:[2][6]

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References
  1. 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.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2017). "Diasporus Hedges, Duellman, and Heinicke, 2008". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  3. "Just calling for a kiss. Cute Frog of the Week: January 2, 2012". Panama Amphibian Rescue and Conservation Project. 2 January 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  4. Toro-Sánchez, Tatiana & Bernal-Bautista, Manuel Hernando (2015). "The advertisement call of Diasporus gularis and D. tinker from the Pacific Region of Colombia". South American Journal of Herpetology. 10 (2): 116–120. doi:10.2994/SAJH-D-14-00041.1.
  5. Hertz, A.; Hauenschild, F.; Lotzkat, S.; Köhler, G. (2012). "A new golden frog species of the genus Diasporus (Amphibia, Eleutherodactylidae) from the Cordillera Central, western Panama". ZooKeys. 196: 23–46. doi:10.3897/zookeys.196.2774. PMC 3361085. PMID 22679389.
  6. "Eleutherodactylidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
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