Ceiba stream frog

The Ceiba stream frog (Atlantihyla spinipollex) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae endemic to Honduras.[1][2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Ceiba stream frog
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Atlantihyla
Species:
A. spinipollex
Binomial name
Atlantihyla spinipollex
Synonyms[2]
  • Hyla spinipollex K. P. Schmidt, 1936
  • Ptychohyla spinipollex (K. P. Schmidt, 1936)
  • Ptychohyla merazi Wilson and McCranie, 1989

In 2020, a population of frogs believed to be the Ceiba stream frog was described as a new species, Atlantihyla melissa. This new species is a sister species to the Ceiba stream frog.[3]

References
  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Atlantihyla spinipollex". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T55918A54365052. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T55918A54365052.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2020). "Atlantihyla spinipollex (Schmidt, 1936)". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.vz.0001. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  3. Townsend, Josiah H.; Herrera-B., Luis A.; Hofmann, Erich P.; Luque-Montess, Ileana R.; Ross, Ayla N.; Dudek Jr., Daniel; Krygeris, Catherine; Duchamp, Joseph E. & Wilson, Larry David (2020). "A critically endangered new species of polymorphic stream frog (Anura: Hylidae: Atlantihyla) from the montane rainforest of Refugio de Vida Silvestre Texiguat, Honduras". Vertebrate Zoology. 70 (4): 731–756. doi:10.26049/VZ70-4-2020-12.
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