A New Species of Small Colorful Hyla from the Lowland Rainforest of Amazonian Ecuador

A New Species of Small Colorful Hyla from the Lowland Rainforest of Amazonian Ecuador

Hyla miyatai is described from the upper Rio Napo region of Ecuador. This new species is characterized by its small size, short truncate snout, concealed tympanum, and dorsal color pattern of bright red and yellow. It apparently breeds in deep, vegetation-choked streams.

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Veröffentlicht in:Herpetologica 1990-12, Vol.46 (4), p.467-473
Hauptverfasser: Vigle, Gregory O., Deborah C. I. Goberdhan-Vigle
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Arm
Frogs
Head
Herpetology
Holotypes
Mathematical minima
New species
Streams
Stripes
Tropical rain forests
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Zusammenfassung:Hyla miyatai is described from the upper Rio Napo region of Ecuador. This new species is characterized by its small size, short truncate snout, concealed tympanum, and dorsal color pattern of bright red and yellow. It apparently breeds in deep, vegetation-choked streams.
ISSN:0018-0831
1938-5099