Agalychnis annae (Blue-Sided Leaf Frog)

Overview

Endangered

Common Names

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Common Names in English:

Blue-Sided Leaf Frog

Description

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Habitat

Ecology: This is a nocturnal species that lives in premontane moist and wet forests and rainforest, and tolerates disturbance to its habitat . It remains the most abundant species in San José and suburbs near heavily polluted streams , especially in shade-grown coffee plantations and gardens. It breeds in streams. (Ref. 57787)

List of Habitats:1.9Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane 5.1Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls ) 14.5Artificial/Terrestrial - Urban Areas 14.6Artificial/Terrestrial - Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom: Animalia () - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Deuterostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Chordonia () - (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Phylum: Chordata () - Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
        Subphylum: Vertebrata () - Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
        Infraphylum: Gnathostomata () - Auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
        Superclass: Tetrapoda () - Goodrich, 1930
        Class: Amphibia () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Amphibians
        Subclass: Lissamphibia () - Haeckel, 1866
        Order: Anura () - (Fischer Von Waldheim, 1813) Gray, 1825
        Suborder: Neobatrachia () - Reig, 1958
        Superfamily: Bufonoidea ()
        Family: Hylidae () - Rafinesque, 1815
        Subfamily: Phyllomedusinae ()
        Genus: Agalychnis () - Cope, 1864
        Specific name: annae - (Duellman, 1963)
        Scientific name: - Agalychnis annae (Duellman, 1963)

Unambiguous Synonyms

Agalychnis annae (Duellman, 1963)

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 03-Feb-2005

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Agalychnis

There are approximately 14 species in this genus:

A. alcorni · A. annae · A. calcarifer · A. callidryas (Red-Eyed Tree Frog) · A. callidryas callidryas · A. craspedopus · A. dacnicolor · A. helenae · A. litodryas · A. moreleti · A. moreletii · A. saltator · A. spurreli · A. spurrelli (Gliding Leaf Frog)

Bibliography

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Amphibian Data. For additional documentation about utilization and CITES status, click on the Global Amphibian Assessment (GAA) link above to see the GAA account for this species or alternatively follow this link to the search function on the Global Amphibian Assessment web site and run your own search.
Duellman, W.E. 2001. The Hylid Frogs of Middle America. Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, Ithaca, New York, USA.
Frost, Darrel R. 1997. Amphibian Species of the World, A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Second edition. New York, New York, U.S.A.
Pounds, J.A., Fogden, M.P.L., Savage, J.M. and Gorman, G.C. 1997. Tests of null models for amphibian declines on a tropical mountain. Conservation Biology 11: 1307-1322.
Proy, C. 1993. Beobachtungen zur Biologie und Erfahrungen bei der Erhaltung und Nachzucht von Agalychnis annae (Duellman, 1963). Herpetofauna 15(84): 27-35.
Proy, C. 2000. Unterschiedliche Temperaturverlaeufe und kuenstliche Beregnung zur Stimulierung der Paarung bei zwei Greiffroeschen (Phyllomedusa lemur and Agalychnis annae). Herpetofauna 22(128): 29-34.
Savage, J.M. 2002. The Amphibians and Reptiles of Costa Rica: A Herpetofauna between two Continents, between two Seas. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois.
Villa, J. and Townsend, D.S. 1983. Viable frog eggs eaten by phorid fly larvae. Journal of Herpetology 17(2): 278-281.

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Notes

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Contributors

Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 11, 2006.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 29, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 4 providers.
MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 18, 2008.
Pounds, A., Bolaños, F. & Chaves, G. 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 29, 2008:

Carnegie Museums: Amphibians and Reptiles
Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History: Vertebrate specimens
Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University: MCZ Herpetology Collection - Amphibian Database
Museum of Vertebrate Zoology: Terrestrial vertebrate specimens

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2475749
Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-208128
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 263189
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 208128
IUCN ID: 55288
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 144571