Diasporus diastema

Diasporus diastema is a species of frog in the family Eleutherodactylidae.[2] Common names include common tink frog or dink frog, supposedly because of the loud metallic "tink" sound that the male frog makes during the night.[3] It is found in Central America, from Honduras through Nicaragua and Costa Rica to Panama.[1][2] Its natural habitats are tropical humid lowland forests and montane forests, but it can very disturbed habitats. It is found from sea level to 1,620 m (5,310 ft) elevation.[1]

Diasporus diastema
Male in Costa Rica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Eleutherodactylidae
Genus: Diasporus
Species:
D. diastema
Binomial name
Diasporus diastema
(Cope, 1875)
Synonyms

Hyla chica Noble, 1918
Syrrhopus ineptus Barbour, 1928
Eleutherodactylus diastema (Cope, 1875)

Its color during daylight hours, when it hides, is grayish brown with spots or bars; when it emerges at night and becomes active, the frog takes on a pale pink or tan color.[3]

The adult female reaches up to 1 inch (24 mm) long, and the male about 3/4 inch (21 mm). The tink frog has no free-swimming tadpole stage, and instead emerges as a miniature frog directly from the egg. Eggs are laid in bromeliads and tended by the male.

The diet of the tink frog consists mainly of ants and other arthropods.

References
  1. "Diasporus diastema". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010. 2010. Retrieved 24 September 2014.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Diasporus diastema (Cope, 1875)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  3. "Just calling for a kiss. Cute Frog of the Week: January 2, 2012". Panama Amphibian Rescue and Conservation Project. 2 January 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2014.


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