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Hyloscirtus platydactylus (Merida Andes Treefrog)

Synonyms: Boana platydactyla; Hyla labialis platydactyla; Hyla paramica; Hyla platydactyla

Wikipedia Abstract

The Merida Andes tree frog, Hyloscirtus platydactylus, is a species of frog in the Hylidae family found in Colombia and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rivers, and heavily degraded former forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
View Wikipedia Record: Hyloscirtus platydactylus

Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Hyloscirtus platydactylus

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
5
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
47
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 10.55
EDGE Score: 3.83
Learn more at EDGE of Existence programme

Attributes

Litter Size [1]  30
Litters / Year [1]  1
Nocturnal [1]  Yes
Snout to Vent Length [1]  1.665 inches (4.23 cm)

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
Cordillera Oriental montane forests Colombia, Venezuela Neotropic Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Venezuelan Andes montane forests Colombia, Venezuela Neotropic Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
El Tamá National Park 343476 Venezuela  
Páramos del Batallón y La Negra National Park II 235244 Venezuela  
Perijá National Park II 729673 Venezuela  
Sureste del Lago de Maracaibo Sto. Domingo-Motatán Protective Zone 1004884 Venezuela  
Tamá Natural National Park 118611 Norte de Santander, Colombia  

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Tropical Andes Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela Yes

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Oliveira, Brunno Freire; São-Pedro, Vinícius Avelar; Santos-Barrera, Georgina; Penone, Caterina; C. Costa, Gabriel. (2017) AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits. Sci. Data.
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0