Hyloscirtus sethmacfarlanei

Hyloscirtus sethmacfarlanei
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Hylidae
Genus:	Hyloscirtus
Species:	H. sethmacfarlanei
Binomial name
	Hyloscirtus sethmacfarlanei ; Reyes-Puig, Recalde, Recalde, Koch, Guayasamin, Cisneros-Heredia, Jost, and Yanez-Munoz, 2022

Hyloscirtus sethmacfarlanei , commonly known as Seth MacFarlane's torrent frog , is a species of frog in the family Hylidae . It is endemic to forest habitats in Ecuador. It has been observed in the Machay Reserve on Cerro Mayordomo, at 2970 meters above sea level. ^[1]^[2]

The adult female frog measures about 72 mm in snout-vent length . ^[2] Adult frogs are black with distinctive orange or red spots. Young frogs are bright yellow. Scientists note that the frog is toxic: Handling specimens with bare skin caused tingling, itching, and pain that lasted for hours. They believe the frog may secrete a chemical that makes it taste bad to predators or causes predators to sicken and that the coloration may be aposematic . ^[3]^[4]

Scientists observed this frog sitting in bromeliad plants 60?90 cm above the forest floor . ^[2]

The species was named in honour of Family Guy creator and television performer Seth MacFarlane . ^[3]

References [ edit ]

^ Frost, Darrel R. " Hyloscirtus sethmacfarlanei Reyes-Puig, Recalde, Recalde, Koch, Guayasamin, Cisneros-Heredia, Jost, and Yanez-Munoz, 2022" . Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference . Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York . Retrieved February 19, 2023 .
^ ^a ^b ^c Poulette K. Paredes (September 29, 2022). " Hyloscirtus sethmacfarlanei Rivera-Correa & Faivovich, 2013" . AmphibiaWeb (in Spanish). University of California, Berkeley . Retrieved February 19, 2023 .
^ ^a ^b Liz Kimbrough (October 10, 2022). "Toxic new frog species from Ecuador named after Family Guy's Seth MacFarlane" . Mongabay . Retrieved February 19, 2023 .
^ Reyes-Puig, J. P.; Recalde, D.; Recalde, F.; Koch, C.; Guayasamin, J. M.; Cisneros-Heredia, D. F.; Jost, L.; Yanez-Munoz, M. H. (2022). "A spectacular new species of Hyloscirtus (Anura: Hylidae) from the Cordillera de Los Llanganates in the eastern Andes of Ecuador" . PeerJ (full text). 10 : e14066. doi : 10.7717/peerj.14066 . PMC 9527025 . PMID 36196397 .

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[AMNH-1] Frost, Darrel R. " Hyloscirtus sethmacfarlanei Reyes-Puig, Recalde, Recalde, Koch, Guayasamin, Cisneros-Heredia, Jost, and Yanez-Munoz, 2022" . Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference . Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York . Retrieved February 19, 2023 .

[Amph-2] Poulette K. Paredes (September 29, 2022). " Hyloscirtus sethmacfarlanei Rivera-Correa & Faivovich, 2013" . AmphibiaWeb (in Spanish). University of California, Berkeley . Retrieved February 19, 2023 .

[Monga-3] Liz Kimbrough (October 10, 2022). "Toxic new frog species from Ecuador named after Family Guy's Seth MacFarlane" . Mongabay . Retrieved February 19, 2023 .

[Des-4] Reyes-Puig, J. P.; Recalde, D.; Recalde, F.; Koch, C.; Guayasamin, J. M.; Cisneros-Heredia, D. F.; Jost, L.; Yanez-Munoz, M. H. (2022). "A spectacular new species of Hyloscirtus (Anura: Hylidae) from the Cordillera de Los Llanganates in the eastern Andes of Ecuador" . PeerJ (full text). 10 : e14066. doi : 10.7717/peerj.14066 . PMC 9527025 . PMID 36196397 .

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