Diasporus
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| Diasporus | |
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| Diasporus diastema | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Eleutherodactylidae |
| Subfamily: | Eleutherodactylinae |
| Genus: | Diasporus Hedges, Duellman, and Heinicke, 2008 |
| Type species | |
| Lithodytes diastema Cope, 1875 | |
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Diasporus is a genus of frogs in the family Eleutherodactylidae. The genus was first described in 2008.[1][2] They are found in Central and northern South America. They are sometimes referred to as dink frogs,[2] in reference to the "tink" sound that males make during the mating season.[3]
Diasporus are small frogs, with a snout–vent length varying between 11 mm (0.43 in) in male Diasporus quidditus to 26 mm (1.0 in) in female Diasporus hylaeformis. They have a relatively large, distinct head. All members have direct development, skipping a tadpole stage.[1] The male advertisement call is either a "whistle" or a "tink" (or "dink"), depending on the species.[4]
Etymology
The name is from the Greek diaspora ("a dispersion from"). It refers to the relationship of this genus to the Caribbean clade of Eleutherodactylus.[1]
