Hispaniolan giant tree frog
| Hispaniolan giant tree frog | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Osteopilus |
| Species: | O. vastus |
| Binomial name | |
| Osteopilus vastus (Cope, 1871) | |
| Synonyms[3] | |
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The Hispaniolan giant tree frog or Hispaniola tree frog (Osteopilus vastus) is a frog. It lives in Hispaniola. Hispaniola is an island, and the countries Haiti and the Dominican Republic are on it. Scientists have seen it as high as 1700 meters above sea level.[1][2][3]
Taxonomy
[change | change source]Some Giant Tree frogs from southern Hispaniola may be a part of a different species.[4]
Conservation
[change | change source]Deforestation and degradation or steams is the main cause of Habitat loss for Giant Tree Frogs.[4]
References
[change | change source]- 1 2 "Osteopilus vastus: Hispaniolan Yellow Treefrog". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
- 1 2 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2022). "Hispaniolan Giant Treefrog: Osteopilus vastus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 3.1: e.T54346A172794001. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T54346A172794001.en. 54346. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
- 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. "Osteopilus vastus (Cope, 1871)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
- 1 2 https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/54346/3014515 viewed on 09/09/2022
