Kingdom Animalia Family Eleutherodactylidae Phylum Chordata Order Frog | Class Amphibia Subfamily Eleutherodactylinae Rank Genus | |
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Similar Strabomantis, Frog, Barycholos, Hamptophryne, Ctenophryne | ||
Calling frog diasporus diastema
Diasporus is a genus of frogs in the Eleutherodactylidae family. The genus was first described in 2008. They are found in Central and northern South America. They are sometimes referred to as dink frogs, in reference to the "tink" sound that males make during the mating season.
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Diasporus diastema
Characteristics
Diasporus are small frogs, with a snout–vent length varying between 11 mm (0.43 in) in male Diasporus quidditus to 26 mm (1.0 in) in female Diasporus hylaeformis. They have a relatively large, distinct head. All members have direct development, skipping a tadpole stage.
Etymology
The name is from the Greek diaspora ("a dispersion from"). It refers to the relationship of this genus to the Caribbean clade of Eleutherodactylus.
Distribution
Diasporus spp. inhabit humid lowland and montane forests from eastern Honduras through Panama to the Pacific versant of Colombia and northwestern Ecuador.
Species
There are 11 species of Diasporus: