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Scinax tsachila

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Scinax tsachila
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Scinax
Species:
S. tsachila
Binomial name
Scinax tsachila
(Ron, Duellman, Caminer, and Pazmiño, 2018)

Scinax tsachila is a frog. Scientists have seen from sea level to 1207 meters above sea level. It lives on the Pacific side (west side) of Colombia.[1][2][3]

Appearance[change | change source]

The adult male frog is about 27.2 to 34.2 mm long from nose to rear end and the adult female frog is 33.2 to 36.4 mm long. This frog is medium-brown in color. Sometimes it has stripes down its sides and sometimes it does not.[2][3]

Home[change | change source]

This frog lives in areas where human beings have cut down the trees. Scientists think this frog is not in danger from cutting down too many trees.[3]

The male frog sits on the ground or on low plants and sings for the female. He does this near a pond, lake, or other body of water.[2][3]

Name[change | change source]

This frog is named after the Tsáchila people, who live nearby.[2][3]

References[change | change source]

  1. Frost, Darrel R. "Scinax lindsayi (Ron, Duellman, Caminer, and Pazmiño, 2018)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Andrea Varela-Jaramillo (September 27, 2018). Santiago R. Ron (ed.). "Scinax tsachila". AmphibiaWeb (in Spanish). University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Ron SR; Duellman WE; Caminer MA; Pazmino D (2018). "Advertisement calls and DNA sequences reveal a new species of Scinax (Anura: Hylidae) on the Pacific lowlands of Ecuador". PLOS ONE. 13 (9): e0203169. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0203169. PMC 6157856. PMID 30256795. Retrieved May 28, 2022.