Animalia > Chordata > Amphibia > Anura > Hylidae > Hyloscirtus > Hyloscirtus ptychodactylus

Hyloscirtus ptychodactylus (Pilalo treefrog)

Synonyms: Boana ptychodactyla; Colomascirtus ptychodactylus; Hyla ptychodactyla

Wikipedia Abstract

The Pilalo tree frog, Hyloscirtus ptychodactylus, is a species of frog in the Hylidae family endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
View Wikipedia Record: Hyloscirtus ptychodactylus

Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Hyloscirtus ptychodactylus

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
5
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
70
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 10.95
EDGE Score: 5.25
Learn more at EDGE of Existence programme

Attributes

Litters / Year [1]  1
Snout to Vent Length [1]  3.043 inches (7.73 cm)

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
Northwestern Andean montane forests Colombia, Ecuador Neotropic Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Los Illinizas Ecological Reserve 370411 Ecuador  

Alliance for Zero Extinction (AZE) Sites

Name  Location   Map   Climate   Land Use 
Los Illinizas Ecological Reserve and surrouding areas Ecuador

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
AZE sites provided by Alliance for Zero Extinction (2010). 2010 AZE Update.
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