Warszewitsch's frog

Warszewitsch's frog (Lithobates warszewitschii) is a species of frog in the family Ranidae found in Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama.^[1][2][3][4]

Warszewitsch's frog
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Ranidae
Genus:	Lithobates
Species:	L. warszewitschii
Binomial name
Lithobates warszewitschii (Schmidt, 1857)
Synonyms
Rana warszewitschii Schmidt, 1857 Rana coeruleopunctata Steindachner, 1864 Ranula chrysoprasina Cope, 1866

Description

L. warszewitschii is medium-sized: males grow to 52 mm (2.0 in) and females to 63 mm (2.5 in) in snout–vent length. The snout is pointed. They have large or small green patches on a golden brown background on their backs; the colouration darkens to brown along the sides. The dark area extends forward onto the face to form a "mask". They also have a light lip line. The dorsolateral folds have lighter colouration, usually golden or yellow. The feet are extensively webbed.^[3]

Habitat and conservation

Its natural habitats are humid lowland, montane, and gallery forests, where it is found near streams,^[1] but it can also be found far from streams.^[4] It can survive even in small forest patches. Some populations seem to have suffered from chytridiomycosis, but more recently recovered. It is also affected by habitat loss.^[1]