Imbabura tree frog

The Imbabura tree frog (Boana picturata) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae found in the Pacific lowlands of western Colombia (Antioquia, Valle del Cauca, Cauca, and Nariño Departments) and northwestern Ecuador (Imbabura, Esmeraldas, Manabí, Pichincha, Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas, Los Ríos, and Cotopaxi Provinces) from the sea level to 1,000 m (3,300 ft) asl.[1][2][3][4][5]

Imbabura tree frog
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Boana
Species:
B. picturata
Binomial name
Boana picturata
(Boulenger, 1899)
Synonyms
  • Hyla picturata Boulenger, 1899
  • Hypsiboas picturatus (Boulenger, 1899)

Description

Males measure 46–53 mm (1.8–2.1 in) and females 62–69 mm (2.4–2.7 in) in snout–vent length. Eyes are extremely large with yellow iris. Snout is truncated. The skin on the back is smooth and belly is slightly granular. Dorsal colouration is variable but generally with a reddish-brown background with round yellow marks. Some individuals have dark brown back with brown markings.[5]

Habitat and conservation

Its natural habitats are humid tropical and premontane forests, including secondary forests with a closed canopy. It lives on vegetation close to streams.[1][4]

It is an uncommon species. Threats to it likely include habitat loss from agricultural development (including illegal crops, logging, and human settlement) and pollution from spraying illegal crops.[1]

References
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  1. Wilmar Bolívar, Luis A. Coloma, Santiago Ron, Diego Cisneros-Heredia (2004). "Boana picturata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T55604A11335597. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55604A11335597.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Hypsiboas picturatus (Boulenger, 1899)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  3. Acosta-Galvis, A.R. (2015). "Hypsiboas picturatus (Boulenger, 1899)". Lista de los Anfibios de Colombia V.05.2015. www.batrachia.com. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  4. Coloma, L. A. (2014). "Hypsiboas picturatus". Anfibios de Ecuador. Centro Jambatu, Fundación Otonga. Quito, Ecuador. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  5. Ortiz, D.A.; Coloma, L.A. & Frenkel, C. (2012–2015). "Hypsiboas picturatus". Ron, S. R., Guayasamin, J. M., Yanez-Muñoz, M. H., Merino-Viteri, A., Ortiz, D. A. and Nicolalde, D. A. 2014. AmphibiaWebEcuador. Version 2014.0. Museo de Zoología, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador (QCAZ). Retrieved 24 September 2015.
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