:Diasporus
{{short description|Genus of frogs}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| image = Diasporus diastema1.jpg
| image_caption = Diasporus diastema
| taxon = Diasporus
| authority = Hedges, {{interlanguage link multi|William Edward Duellman|fr|lt=Duellman}}, and Heinicke, 2008
| type_species = Lithodytes diastema
| type_species_authority = Cope, 1875
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision = See text
}}
Diasporus is a genus of frogs in the family Eleutherodactylidae. The genus was first described in 2008. They are found in Central and northern South America. They are sometimes referred to as dink frogs, in reference to the "tink" sound that males make during the mating season.{{cite web |url=http://amphibianrescue.org/2012/01/02/just-calling-for-a-kiss/ |title=Just calling for a kiss. Cute Frog of the Week: January 2, 2012 |date=2 January 2012 |publisher=Panama Amphibian Rescue and Conservation Project |access-date=24 September 2014}}
Characteristics
Diasporus are small frogs, with a snout–vent length varying between {{convert|11|mm|abbr=on}} in male Diasporus quidditus to {{convert|26|mm|abbr=on}} in female Diasporus hylaeformis. They have a relatively large, distinct head. All members have direct development, skipping a tadpole stage.{{cite journal |author1=Hedges, S. B. |author2=Duellman, W. E. |author3= Heinicke, M. P |name-list-style=amp | year=2008 | title=New World direct-developing frogs (Anura: Terrarana): Molecular phylogeny, classification, biogeography, and conservation |journal=Zootaxa | volume=1737 | pages=1–182 |doi=10.11646/zootaxa.1737.1.1 |url=http://www.hedgeslab.org/pubs/196.pdf}} The male advertisement call is either a "whistle" or a "tink" (or "dink"), depending on the species.
Etymology
The name is from the Greek diaspora ("a dispersion from"). It refers to the relationship of this genus to the Caribbean clade of Eleutherodactylus.
Distribution
Diasporus spp. inhabit humid lowland and montane forests from eastern Honduras through Panama to the Pacific versant of Colombia and northwestern Ecuador.{{Cite journal| doi = 10.3897/zookeys.196.2774| pmid = 22679389| pmc = 3361085| title = A new golden frog species of the genus Diasporus (Amphibia, Eleutherodactylidae) from the Cordillera Central, western Panama| journal = ZooKeys| pages = 23–46| year = 2012| last1 = Hertz | first1 = A. | last2 = Hauenschild | first2 = F. | last3 = Lotzkat | first3 = S. | last4 = Köhler | first4 = G. | issue = 196| doi-access = free}}
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus Diasporus:
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- Diasporus amirae Arias, Chaves, Salazar, Salazar-Zúñiga, and García-Rodríguez, 2019
- Diasporus anthrax (Lynch, 2001)
- Diasporus citrinobapheus Hertz, Hauenschild, Lotzkat, and Köhler, 2012
- Diasporus darienensis Batista, Köhler, Mebert, Hertz, and Vesely, 2016
- Diasporus diastema (Cope, 1875)
- Diasporus gularis (Boulenger, 1898)
- Diasporus hylaeformis (Cope, 1875)
- Diasporus igneus Batista, Ponce, and Hertz, 2012
- Diasporus majeensis Batista, Köhler, Mebert, Hertz, and Vesely, 2016
- Diasporus pequeno Batista, Köhler, Mebert, Hertz, and Vesely, 2016
- Diasporus quidditus (Lynch, 2001)
- Diasporus sapo Batista, Köhler, Mebert, Hertz, and Vesely, 2016
- Diasporus tigrillo (Savage, 1997)
- Diasporus tinker (Lynch, 2001)
- Diasporus ventrimaculatus Chaves, García-Rodríguez, Mora, and Leal, 2009
- Diasporus vocator (Taylor, 1955)
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References
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External links
- {{Wikispecies-inline|Diasporus}}
- {{Commons category-inline|Diasporus}}
- {{Common coqu%C3%AD Common coquí}}
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Category:Amphibians of Central America
Category:Amphibians of South America