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Johnstone's Rain Frog, Eleutherodactylus johnstonei (Family Craugastoridae)

Eleutherodactylus johnstonei  Barbour, 1914:249. Type locality: “St. George Parish, Grenada.” Syntypes: MCZ 2759. Eleutherodactylus martinic...

reptilenesia 24 Feb, 2022

Tungara Frog, Engystomops pustulosus (Family Leiuperidae)

Paludicola pustulosa  Cope, 1864: 180. Type locality: "New Grenada, on the River Truando," Colombia. Eupemphix trinitatis ―  Boule...

reptilenesia 7 Feb, 2022

Pepper Treefrog, Trachycephalus typhonius (Family Hylidae)

Rana typhonia  (Linnaeus, 1758:211) Hyla pardalis:  Garman, 1887b: 16. Hyla coriacea:  Mole and Urich, 1894a:90. Hyla venulosa:  Roux, 1926:...

reptilenesia 26 Jan, 2022

LimeTreefrog, Sphaenorhynchus lacteus (Family Hylidae)

Hyla lactea  Daudin, 1802:20. Type locality: "Brazil." Hyla orophila  ―   Boos and Quesnel, 1968:32. Sphaenorhynchus lacteal  ―   ...

reptilenesia 26 Jan, 2022

Suriname Toad, Pipa pipa (Family Pipidae) - Reptilenesia

Rana pipa  Linnaeus  1758:210. Type locality: Suriname. Pipa americana ―  Court, 1858:441. Pipa pipa ―  Barbour, 1923:3 Size: Large aquatic ...

reptilenesia 8 Dec, 2021

Neotropical Treefrog, Boana xerophylla (Family Hylidae) - Reptilenesia

The AMNH Amphibians of the World summarize the name change of Hypsiboas crepitans to Boana xerophyla in the following explanation: Remove...

reptilenesia 26 Nov, 2021

Environmental DNA Detection of the Golden Tree Frog - Reptilenesia

The Bromeliad-dwelling Treefrog or the Golden Tree Frog,    Phytotriades auratus was long thought to be restricted to two of Trinidad's...

reptilenesia 18 Nov, 2021

Harlequin Toad - English Museum Successfully Breeds Endangered Harlequin Toad

Endangered harlequin toad Herpetologists at the Manchester Museum have successfully bred a critically-endangered harlequin toad for the firs...

reptilenesia 23 Jul, 2021

Lack of chytrid disease in Tobago's frogs - reptilenesia

Boana xerophylla  from Tobago (Photo by: Renoir Auguste) Introduce of Mannophryne  olmonae  Chytridiomycosis has caused declines in multiple...

reptilenesia 20 Jul, 2021

Additional evidence for Phyllomedusa trinitatus being distinct from P. tarsius - reptilenesia

Phyllomedusa trinitatis. JCM The Tarsier Leaf Frog (family Phyllomedusidae), was described as Pithecopus tarsius by Cope in 1868. It is foun...

reptilenesia 1 Jul, 2021

The frog Leptodactylus nesiotus is no longer endemic to Trinidad - reptilenesia

Leptodactylus nesiotus from Trinidad. Photo by Renoir Auguste. As of 2014, the island of Trinidad was known to have four species of endemic...

reptilenesia 1 Jul, 2021

Tracking the Himalayan history from the evolution of hundreds of frogs, lizards and snakes - Reptilenesia

IMAGE:  The Himalaya and representative amphibians and reptiles. view more  Credit: @Science China Press The Himalaya are am...

reptilenesia 20 Jun, 2021

A frog in Trinidad glows in the dark - reptilenesia

Polka-dot treefrog ( Boana punctata ) as seen under flashlight (left) and under UV light (right), Trinidad. Photos by Renoir Auguste (left) ...

reptilenesia 20 Jul, 2021

Conservation Status of Trinidad , Tobago Frogs updated on IUCN 2020 v3 - Reptilenesia

Tobago Glass Frog ( Hyalinobatrachium orientale tobagoense ). Photo by Renoir Auguste Conservation Status of Trinidad , Tobago Frogs updated...

reptilenesia 30 Apr, 2021

Small headed Treefrog, Dendropsophus microcephalus

Hyla microcephala  Cope, 1886:281. Syntypes: USNM 13473 (2 specimens), presumed lost. Hyla microcephala  Boulenger, 1898, Proc. Zool. Soc. L...

reptilenesia 6 Feb, 2022

Knudsen’s Thin-toed Frog, Leptodactylus knudseni (Leptodactylidae)

Specimen from Suriname Leptodactylus knudseni is widely distributed in the greater Amazon basin from Bolivia and Brazil north to Colombia, ...

reptilenesia 8 Feb, 2022