Bocourt's tree frog
| Bocourt's tree frog | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Dryophytes |
| Species: | D. bocourti
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| Binomial name | |
| Dryophytes bocourti (Mocquard, 1899)
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Bocourt's tree frog (Dryophytes bocourti), or Bocourt's treefrog, is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. The species is endemic to Guatemala and found on the mountains of southern Alta Verapaz Department and Baja Verapaz Department.[1][2] It is named after Marie Firmin Bocourt, a French zoologist and artist.[3]: 25
Habitat
Bocourt's tree frog has been found in open, grassy meadows that are flooded during the early part of the rainy season, as well as under sheaths of banana plants and in a bromeliad. It appears to tolerate some habitat disturbance.[1]
Reproduction
Bocourt's treefrog breeds in temporary pools.[1]
Conservation status
The species Dryophytes bocourti seems to have undergone a serious decline. This is attributed to pesticide pollution from the ornamental plant industry and, possibly, to chytridiomycosis.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Dryophytes bocourti ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T55416A54360957. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T55416A54360957.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Hyla bocourti (Mocquard, 1899)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Exeter, England: Pelagic Publishing. ISBN 978-1-907807-44-2. xiii + 244 pp.