Agalychnis danieli

Agalychnis danieli is a species of frog in the family Phyllomedusidae,[1][2][3] or alternatively, subfamily Phyllomedusinae in the family Hylidae.[4] It is endemic to Colombia and only known from its type locality in the northern part of the western flank of the Cordillera Occidental in the Antioquia Department.[1][2][3] The specific name cochranae honours brother Daniel Gonzales Patiño, a Colombian monk with naturalist inclinations who became the director of Natural History Museum of the Instituto de La Salle, Bogotá.[5] Common name Antioquia leaf frog has been proposed for it.[1][2][4][5]

Agalychnis danieli
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Phyllomedusidae
Genus: Agalychnis
Species:
A. danieli
Binomial name
Agalychnis danieli
(Ruiz-Carranza, Hernandez-Camacho, and Rueda-Almonacid, 1988)
Synonyms[2]
  • Phyllomedusa danieli Ruiz-Carranza, Hernández-Camacho, and Rueda-Almonacid, 1988
  • Hylomantis danieli (Ruiz-Carranza, Hernández-Camacho, and Rueda-Almonacid, 1988)

Agalychnis danieli is only known from a juvenile specimen collected from a leaf on vegetation near a stream in primary forest at about 1,640 m (5,380 ft) above sea level. Later survey to the type locality did not reveal new specimens. The habitat of this species is threatened by clearing of the forest for fruit and cacao cultivation. It might occur in the adjacent Las Orquídeas National Park and Mesenia-Paramillo Nature Reserve.[1]

References
  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2019). "Agalychnis danieli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T55848A85905413. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T55848A85905413.en. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2019). "Agalychnis danieli (Ruiz-Carranza, Hernández-Camacho, and Rueda-Almonacid, 1988)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  3. Acosta Galvis, A. R. (2019). "Agalychnis danieli (Ruiz, Hernández & Rueda, 1988)". Lista de los Anfibios de Colombia: Referencia en linea V.09.2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  4. "Agalychnis danieli". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  5. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael & Grayson, Michael (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. p. 50. ISBN 978-1-907807-42-8.


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