Amphibia, Anura, Hylidae, Scarthyla vigilans (Solano, 1971): range extension and new country record for Trinidad, West Indies, with notes on tadpoles, habitat, behavior and biogeographical significance

By

Smith, Joanna M.
Downie, J Roger
Dye, Rebecca F.
Ogilvy, Victoria
Thornham, Daniel G.
Rutherford, Michael G
Charles, Stevland P.
Murphy, John C., 1947-

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2011-9-1

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

7

Series / Issue

Issue: 5

Pages

574--577

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/7.5.574

 

Abstract

We report a range extension and new country record for Scarthyla vigilans in Trinidad, West Indies. The species was previously known only from populations on mainland South America. We include notes on behavior, habitat and tadpole development, and discuss the biogeographical significance of the species’ presence in Trinidad, particularly with respect to consequences for understanding colonization events on this Caribbean island.