Scinax altae

Scinax altae is a species of frog in the family Hylidae.[2] It is endemic to Panama where it occurs in the Pacific lowlands[1][2] between the Chiriquí Province in the west and Panamá Province in the east.[2] The type series was collected by Emmett Reid Dunn and his wife from "Summit" in the Panama Canal Zone in 1932.[3]

Scinax altae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Scinax
Species:
S. altae
Binomial name
Scinax altae
(Dunn, 1933)
Synonyms[2]

Hyla altae Dunn, 1933[3]
Hyla staufferi altae –León, 1969[4]

Description

Males measure 22–27 mm (0.87–1.06 in) in snout–vent length; females can grow to 27 mm (1.1 in).[4] The snout is long and flat. The tympanum is distinct.[3] The dorsum is gray to brownish gray and has four complete stripes (two dorsolateral and two paravertebral stripes; dorsal stripes are incomplete in a small fraction of individuals[4]). The shanks have dark gray longitudinal stripes.[3][4] The fingers are without webbing[3] whereas the toes are about three fifths webbed.[4] Males have a very large vocal sac.[3]

Habitat and conservation

The species' natural habitats are xeric, scrubby forests and savannas[1] at elevations up to 700 m (2,300 ft) above sea level.[2] It is locally common. Major threats to it are infrastructure development and water pollution. It occurs in the Altos de Campana National Park.[1]

References
  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2015). "Scinax altae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T55925A54348119. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T55925A54348119.en.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2017). "Scinax altae (Dunn, 1933)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  3. Dunn, E. R. (1933). "A new Hyla from the Panama Canal Zone". Occasional Papers of the Boston Society of Natural History. 8: 61–64.
  4. León, Juan R. (1969). "The systematics of the frogs of the Hyla rubra group in Middle America". University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History. 18: 505–545. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.19991.
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