Yellow bromeliad frog

Yellow bromeliad frog
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Subfamily: Hylinae
Genus: Osteopilus
Species: O. marianae
Binomial name
Osteopilus marianae
(Dunn, 1926)
Synonyms

Hyla marianae Dunn, 1926

The yellow bromeliad frog or Spaldings tree frog (Osteopilus marianae) is a species of frog in the Hylidae family endemic to central Jamaica.[2] Its natural habitats are old-growth pine and deciduous forests where it is found in bromeliads. Eggs are also laid in bromeliads. It is threatened by habitat loss (deforestation).[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Hedges, B.; Koenig, S. & Wilson, B. (2004). "Osteopilus marianae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Osteopilus marianae (Dunn, 1926)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 18 April 2015.


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