Diasporus diastema
Species of amphibian
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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 use very disturbed habitats. It is found from sea level to 1,620 m (5,310 ft) elevation.[1]
| Diasporus diastema | |
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| 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 | |
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Hyla chica Noble, 1918 | |
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.
