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Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Mexican Dumpy Frog
Common Names in Spanish:
Rana-De , Rana-de árbol mexicana, Rana-de árbol mexicana
Description
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Habitat
Ecology:
This species inhabits xeric lowlands and tropical
deciduous forest
,
commonly occurring in areas characterized by a prolonged dry season
.
In the rainy season it is common to find many individuals congregated
in temporary pools
and even in artificial ponds
and other water reservoirs
,
where they breed
.[1].
List of Habitats
:
- 1 Forest
- 1.5 Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Dry
- 5 Wetlands (inland)
- 5.2 Wetlands (inland) - Seasonal/Intermittent/Irregular Rivers/Streams/Creeks
- 5.8 Wetlands (inland) - Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha)
- 15 Artificial/Aquatic & Marine
- 15.1 Artificial/Aquatic - Water Storage Areas (over 8ha)
- 15.2 Artificial/Aquatic - Ponds (below 8ha) [more info]
Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. 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
- Subclass:
Lissamphibia
()
- Haeckel, 1866
- Infraclass:
Lissamphibia
()
- Order:
Anura
()
- (Fischer von Waldheim, 1813) Gray, 1825
- Suborder:
Neobatrachia
()
- Reig, 1958
- Superfamily:
Bufonoidea
()
- Family:
Hylidae
()
- Rafinesque, 1815
- Subfamily:
Phyllomedusinae
()
- Genus:
Pachymedusa
()
- Duellman, 1968
- Specific name:
dacnicolor
- (Cope, 1864)
- Scientific name: - Pachymedusa dacnicolor (Cope, 1864)
- Specific name:
dacnicolor
- (Cope, 1864)
- Genus:
Pachymedusa
(
- Subfamily:
Phyllomedusinae
(
- Family:
Hylidae
(
- Superfamily:
Bufonoidea
(
- Suborder:
Neobatrachia
(
- Order:
Anura
(
- Infraclass:
Lissamphibia
(
- Subclass:
Lissamphibia
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Last scrutiny: 01-Sep-2009
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Pachymedusa
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 1 species and subspecies in this genus:
P. dacnicolor (Mexican Dumpy Frog)
More Info
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Further Reading
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- Convergence and morphological constraint in frogs: variation in postcranial morphology; a contribution in celebration of the distinguished scholarship of Robert F. Inger on the occasion of his sixty-fifth birthday / Sharon B. Emerson. 43 1988 Chicago: Field Museum of Natural History, 1988. url p. 16, p. 17.
- General embryological information service. Utrecht, Hubrecht Laboratory. url p. 10.
- Occasional papers of the Museum of Natural History, the University of Kansas. 1986 Lawrence, Kan.: The University, 1971-1994. url p. 1, fig. 7, page 11, fig. 8, page 13, p. 15, p. 16, fig. 11-12, page 17, fig. 14, page 19, p. 20, fig. 15, page 21, fig. 7, page 22, p. 23, p. 25, fig. 17, page 27, p. 29, p. 3, p. 31, p. 4, fig. 1, page 5, fig. 3, page 7, fig. 5, page 9.
- The Great Basin naturalist. 49 1989 Provo, Utah: M.L. Bean Life Science Museum, Brigham Young University, 1939-1999. url p. 42.
- The biogeography of the herpetofauna of the subhumid forests of Middle America: (Isthmus of Tehuantepec to northwestern Costa Rica) / Toronto: Royal Ontario Museum, c1998. url p. 14, p. 23, p. 25, p. 29, p. 35, p. 38.
- The hylid frogs of Middle America / William E. Duellman. 2 1970 [Lawrence]: University of Kansas, 1970. url plate 37, plate 40, plate 41, p. 52, p. 54, p. 663, p. 717, p. 732, p. 81, fig. 21, page 82, p. 83, fig. 23, page 85, p. 87, fig. 26, page 88, p. vii.
- Trophic ecology of a tropical anuran assemblage / by Jeffrey R. Parmelee. 1999 [Lawrence, Kan.]: Natural History Museum, University of Kansas, [1999] url p. 4.
- University of Kansas publications, Museum of Natural History. 19 1971 Lawrence, University of Kansas. url p. 357.
- Vertebrate ecology and systematics: a tribute to Henry S. Fitch / edited by Richard A. Seigel. .. [et al.]. Lawrence: University of Kansas, 1984. url p. 236, p. 274.
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 and ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 15, 2012.
- Georgina Santos-Barrera, Luis Canseco-Mrquez, Paulino Ponce-Campos 2010. Pachymedusa dacnicolor. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 03February2012.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 29, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 3 providers.
- IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
- Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
- Santos-Barrera, G. & Canseco-Márquez, L. 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:
- Borror Laboratory of Bioacoustics
- Museum of Vertebrate Zoology: Terrestrial vertebrate specimens
- Yale University Peabody Museum: Peabody Herp Collection DiGIR provider Service
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 27584
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-208137
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13726502
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 208137
- IUCN ID: 229357
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 144583
Footnotes
- Georgina Santos-Barrera, Luis Canseco-Márquez, Paulino Ponce-Campos 2010. Pachymedusa dacnicolor. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 03 February 2012. [back]
