Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Amphibia
Subclassis: Lissamphibia
Ordo: Anura
Familia: Hylidae
Subfamilia: Hylinae
Genus: Duellmanohyla
Species: Duellmanohyla chamulae
Name
Duellmanohyla chamulae (Duellman, 1961)
Type locality: "a stream above (6.2 kilometers by road south) Rayón Mescalapa, Chiapas, México (1690 meters)".
Holotype: KU 58063.
Synonyms
Ptychohyla chamulae Duellman, 1961
Ptychohyla schmidtorum chamulae — Duellman, 1963
Duellmanohyla chamulae — Campbell and Smith, 1992
Hyla chamulae — Wiens, Fetzner, Parkinson, and Reeder, 2005
References
Duellman, 1961, Univ. Kansas Publ. Mus. Nat. Hist., 13: 354.
Wiens, Fetzner, Parkinson, and Reeder, 2005, Syst. Biol., 54: 743.
Frost, D.R. 2021. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.1. Electronic Database accessible at https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. DOI: 10.5531/db.vz.0001 Duellmanohyla chamulae . Accessed on 18 Apr 2008.
2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Duellmanohyla chamulae (Endangered) Downloaded on 18 April 2008.
Vernacular names
English: Chamula Mountain Brook Frog
The Chamula mountain brook frog (Duellmanohyla chamulae) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae endemic to Chiapas, Mexico.[1][2] Its natural habitats are moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat destruction and has been rated as "endangered" by the IUCN.
Distribution and habitat
The Chamula mountain brook frog is known only from the northern side of the central highlands in the state of Chiapas, Mexico. All known localities are between Jitotol and Soluschiapa. It inhabits the moist cloud forests at altitudes of over 1,600 m (5,250 ft).[1]
Ecology
Frogs in the genus Duellmanohyla breed in fast-flowing mountain streams. To adapt to this habitat, the frogs have a moderate degree of webbing on the forefeet and on some digits of the hind-feet. Egg-laying has not been observed in this and other species in the genus, and it is thought that the females may deposit their eggs on the foliage above the water of swift-flowing mountain streams, the tadpoles then falling into the stream when they hatch. The tadpoles have dangling oral discs by which they can attach themselves to the substrate.[3]
Status
The total area of occupancy of the Chamula mountain brook frog is less than 5,000 square kilometres (1,900 sq mi) and it is only known from five locations. The montane cloud forests where it lives are under threat from human activities, and although this is quite a common species where it is found, populations of these frogs are thought to be declining. Another possible threat is the fungal disease of amphibians, chytridiomycosis. For these reasons, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has assessed the conservation status of this frog as being "endangered".[1]
References
IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Duellmanohyla chamulae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T55307A53951846. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T55307A53951846.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
Frost, Darrel R. (2017). "Duellmanohyla chamulae (Duellman, 1961)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
Savage, Jay M. (2002). The Amphibians and Reptiles of Costa Rica: A Herpetofauna Between Two Continents, Between Two Seas. University of Chicago Press. p. 297. ISBN 978-0-226-73537-5.
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