Warszewitsch's frog
{{Short description|Species of amphibian}}
{{Speciesbox
| name =
| image = Lithobates warszewitschii.jpg
| status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
| taxon = Lithobates warszewitschii
| authority = (Schmidt, 1857)
| synonyms =
- Rana warszewitschii Schmidt, 1857
- Rana coeruleopunctata Steindachner, 1864
- Ranula chrysoprasina Cope, 1866
}}
Warszewitsch's frog (Lithobates warszewitschii) is a species of frog in the family Ranidae found in Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama.{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Ranidae/Lithobates/Lithobates-warszewitschii |title=Lithobates warszewitschii (Schmidt, 1857) |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2014 |work=Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |access-date=31 January 2015}}{{cite web |url=http://biogeodb.stri.si.edu/amphibians/en/species/145 |title=Lithobates warszewitschii |work=Amphibians of Panama |publisher=Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute |access-date=8 February 2015}}{{cite web |url=http://atta2.inbio.ac.cr/neoportal-web/species/Lithobates%20warszewitschii |title=Lithobates warszewitschii |author=Luis Humberto Elizondo C. |author2=Federico Bolaños V. |year=2011 |work=Biodiversidad de Costa Rica |publisher=Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad |access-date=8 February 2015}}
Description
L. warszewitschii is medium-sized: males grow to {{convert|52|mm|abbr=on}} and females to {{convert|63|mm|abbr=on}} in snout–vent length. The snout is pointed. They have large or small green patches on a golden brown background on their backs; the colouration darkens to brown along the sides. The dark area extends forward onto the face to form a "mask". They also have a light lip line. The dorsolateral folds have lighter colouration, usually golden or yellow. The feet are extensively webbed.
Habitat and conservation
Its natural habitats are humid lowland, montane, and gallery forests, where it is found near streams, but it can also be found far from streams. It can survive even in small forest patches. Some populations seem to have suffered from chytridiomycosis, but more recently recovered. It is also affected by habitat loss.
References
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Further reading
- Hillis, D.M., & de Sá, R. (1984): Phylogeny and taxonomy of the Rana palmipes species group (Salientia: Ranidae). Herpetological Monographs 2: 1-26.
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Category:Amphibians of Costa Rica
Category:Amphibians of Honduras
Category:Amphibians of Nicaragua