Hyloscirtus condor
{{Short description|Species of tree frog}}
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|authority=Almendariz, Brito, Batallas, Ron 2014
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Hyloscirtus condor is a species of tree frog native to Ecuador. Scientists know it exclusively from the type locality in the Reserva Biológica Cerro Plateado.{{Cite web|url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Hylidae/Cophomantinae/Hyloscirtus/Hyloscirtus-condor|title=Hyloscirtus condor Almendáriz, Brito-M., Batallas-R., and Ron, 2014 {{!}} Amphibian Species of the World|website=research.amnh.org|access-date=2019-03-06}} It can be found in elevations of more than {{cvt|2300|m}}.
Description
The adult male frog measures 64.83–73.83 mm in snout-vent length. Hyloscirtus condor is tan with dark yellow dots around the body.{{Cite web|url=http://novataxa.blogspot.com/2014/05/hyloscirtus-condor.html|title=Species New to Science: [Herpetology • 2014] Hyloscirtus condor • A New Species of Tree Frog of the Genus Hyloscirtus (Amphibia: Anura: Hylidae) from the Cordillera del Condor, southern Ecuador|last=Pskhun|date=2014-05-15|website=Species New to Science|access-date=2019-03-06}} Like Hyloscirtus tapichalaca, the species has a thumb spine. It also has a single, small vocal sac. The iris of the eye is gold in color, with reticulations.{{BioRef|amphibiaweb
|title=Hyloscirtus condor Almendáriz, Brito-M., Batallas-R. & Ron, 2014
|author1= Ana Almendáriz
|editor1= Santiago R. Ron
|date=May 17, 2014
|language=es
|url=https://amphibiaweb.org/species/8198
|access-date=October 31, 2022}}
Entymology
The scientists named the frog after the place where the Cordillera del Cóndor, where it was found.
Original description
- {{cite journal|author1=Almendariz A|author2= Brito J|author3= Batallas D|author4=Ron S |year=2014 |title=Una especie nueva de rana arborea del genero Hyloscirtus (Amphibia: Anura: Hylidae) de la Cordilla del Condor |journal= Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia|volume=54|issue= 4|pages=33–49 |doi=10.1590/0031-1049.2014.54.04 |doi-access=free|url=http://bibdigital.epn.edu.ec/bitstream/15000/7361/1/Hyloscirtus%20condor%20Almendariz%20et%20al.%202014.pdf}}
References
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Category:Frogs of South America
Category:Amphibians described in 2014
Category:Amphibians of Ecuador
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