Sierra Juarez brook frog facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Sierra Juarez brook frog |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Duellmanohyla |
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D. ignicolor
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| Duellmanohyla ignicolor (Duellman, 1961)
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The Sierra Juarez brook frog (Duellmanohyla ignicolor) is a type of frog that lives only in Mexico. It belongs to the Hylidae family, also known as tree frogs. These frogs like to live in warm, wet places. You can find them in forests, especially in mountains, and near rivers.
Sadly, their homes are disappearing. They might also be in danger from a frog disease called chytridiomycosis. Because of these threats, the IUCN says this frog is 'near threatened'. This means it could become endangered soon if we don't help.
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What Does the Sierra Juarez Brook Frog Look Like?
The Sierra Juarez brook frog is quite small. It measures about 26 to 30 millimeters (about 1 inch) from its nose to its bottom.
Male frogs have a rounded nose when you look down on them. From the side, their nose looks more square. Their nostrils stick out a little. Their eyes have shiny golden parts, and their eardrums (called tympani) are oval-shaped.
Their legs are strong, and their toes have some webbing between them. The frog's colors can change a bit. Most of its back is green, and its belly is yellowish. Parts of its legs, like the front and back of its thighs, and some of its back toes, are red or orange-red.
An American scientist named William E. Duellman first described this frog in 1961. At that time, he had only found and studied male frogs. He had not yet found a female.
Where Does the Sierra Juarez Brook Frog Live and How Does It Live?
This frog lives in special places called cloud forests. These forests are very wet and misty, which the frogs need to survive.
They usually have their babies in the summer. However, they can sometimes have babies throughout the whole year. The male frogs call out from plants close to ponds and streams.
Their call sounds like "raa-raa-raa." It has about three to thirteen low sounds. Each sound lasts for a very short time, about 0.08 seconds. The sound changes its pitch in the middle of each note.
Life Cycle of the Sierra Juarez Brook Frog
The baby frogs, called tadpoles, grow in streams. They have special mouthparts that help them stick to rocks and stones. This keeps them from being washed away by the water.
Why Is the Sierra Juarez Brook Frog in Danger?
The Sierra Juarez brook frog lives in a small area. You can only find it in the Sierra Juárez Mountains in the state of Oaxaca in southeastern Mexico. They live at heights between 680 and 1850 meters (about 2,230 to 6,070 feet) above sea level.
The biggest danger to these frogs is that their cloud forest homes are being destroyed by people. Scientists also found that some tadpoles had a problem with their mouthparts. This might mean they are infected with the chytridiomycosis fungus. This fungus could be another big threat to this rare frog.
Because of these dangers, the International Union for Conservation of Nature has said that the Sierra Juarez brook frog is 'near threatened'. This means it is close to becoming endangered.
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