Hypopachus pictiventris

Hypopachus pictiventris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Microhylidae
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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