Hypopachus pictiventris

Hypopachus pictiventris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Microhylidae
Subfamily: Gastrophryninae
Genus: Hypopachus
Species: H. pictiventris
Binomial name
Hypopachus pictiventris
(Cope, 1885)
Synonyms

Gastrophryne pictiventris (Cope, 1885)

Gastrophryne pictiventris (common name: Nicaragua narrowmouth toad or southern narrowmouth toad) is a species of frog in the Microhylidae family. 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]

Forest destruction is considered a major threat to this species, although it is not considered to be threatened as a species.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Federico Bolaños; Gunther Köhler (2008). "Gastrophryne pictiventris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  2. ↑ 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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