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Osteopilus vastus (Hispaniola giant treefrog)

Synonyms: Hyla vasta

Wikipedia Abstract

The Hispaniolan giant tree frog or Hispaniola tree frog (Osteopilus vastus) is a species of frog in the Hylidae family endemic to Hispaniola and found in both the Dominican Republic and Haiti. It is patchily distributed in across the island. Populations from the southern part of Hispaniola may represent a separate, as yet undescribed species. This species is threatened by habitat loss caused by degradation of streams and deforestation.
View Wikipedia Record: Osteopilus vastus

Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Osteopilus vastus

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
5
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
59
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 10.66
EDGE Score: 4.54
Learn more at EDGE of Existence programme

Attributes

Female Maturity [1]  2 years 6 months
Male Maturity [1]  2 years 6 months
Litter Size [1]  332
Litters / Year [1]  1
Maximum Longevity [2]  7 years
Snout to Vent Length [1]  6 inches (14.2 cm)

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.
♦ 2de Magalhaes, J. P., and Costa, J. (2009) A database of vertebrate longevity records and their relation to other life-history traits. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 22(8):1770-1774
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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