Hemiphractus fasciatus
{{short description|Species of frog}}
{{Speciesbox
| image = Hemiphractus fasciatus panamajuly2011.jpg
| image_caption = Hemiphractus elioti, which is similar to—and formerly was included in—H. fasciatus
| status = VU
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| taxon = Hemiphractus fasciatus
| authority = Peters, 1862
| synonyms = Cerathyla fasciata (Peters, 1862)
}}
Hemiphractus fasciatus, or the banded horned treefrog, is a species of frog in the family Hemiphractidae. It is found in northwestern Ecuador and possibly the Pacific slopes of the Cordillera Occidental in Colombia; although formerly listed for Panama, this involves the similar and closely related H. elioti (western Panama), H. kaylockae (far southeastern Panama) and H. panamensis (eastern Panama).{{cite journal | author1=Hill, R.L. | author2=K.G. Martin | author3=E. Stanley | author4=J.R. Mendelson III | year=2018 | title=A taxonomic review of the genus Hemiphractus (Anura: Hemiphractidae) in Panama: Description of Two New Species, Resurrection of Hemiphractus panamensis (Stejneger, 1917), and Discussion of Hemiphractus fasciatus Peters, 1862 | journal=Zootaxa | volume=4429 | issue=3 | pages=495–512 | doi=10.11646/zootaxa.4429.3.3 | doi-access=free | pmid=30313254 }}{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Hemiphractidae/Hemiphractus/Hemiphractus-fasciatus |title=Hemiphractus fasciatus Peters, 1862 |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2015 |work=Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |access-date=8 August 2015}}{{cite web |url=http://www.batrachia.com/orden-anura/hemiphractidae/hemiphractus-fasciatus/ |title=Hemiphractus fasciatus Peters, 1862 |author=Acosta-Galvis, A.R. |year=2015 |work=Lista de los Anfibios de Colombia V.05.2015 |publisher=www.batrachia.com |access-date=8 August 2015}}{{cite web |url=http://biogeodb.stri.si.edu/amphibians/en/species/104 |title=Hemiphractus fasciatus Peters 1862 |work=Amphibians of Panama |publisher=Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute |access-date=8 August 2015 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304202126/http://biogeodb.stri.si.edu/amphibians/en/species/104 |url-status=dead }} It is a relatively large frog that may readily bite.
Description
Males measure up to {{convert|56|mm|abbr=on}} and females to {{convert|59|mm|abbr=on}} in snout–vent length. They have a distinct, triangular-shaped "helmet" on the head. Colour is
light brown (sometimes yellowish or greyish) dorsally, possibly with some darker markings. The thighs are often barred. The ventral surface is brown, becoming darker on the throat and chest.
Reproduction
Behaviour
Habitat and conservation
The natural habitats of Hemiphractus fasciatus are very humid lowland, lower montane, and cloud forests.
The species is threatened by habitat loss and the fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis.{{cite web |url=http://amphibianrescue.org/tag/hemiphractidae-hemiphractus-fasciatus/ |title=Genetic Matchmaking Saves Endangered Frogs |author=Beth King |date=11 January 2013 |work=Panama Amphibian Rescue and Conservation Project |access-date=8 August 2015}} A captive colony that has been established at the El Valle Amphibian Conservation Center, Panama, for possible future re-release into the wild, was initially identified as this species, but following a taxonomic review in 2018 these belong to the newly described H. elioti.
References
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Category:Amphibians of the Andes
Category:Amphibians of Colombia
Category:Amphibians of Ecuador
Category:Taxa named by Wilhelm Peters