| Hemiphractus kaylockae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hemiphractidae |
| Genus: | Hemiphractus |
| Species: | H. kaylockae |
| Binomial name | |
| Hemiphractus kaylockae Hill, Martin, Stanley, and Mendelson, 2018 | |
This frog lives in forests with water in the air, for example cloud forests. People see this frog on plants under 1 m (3 ft 3 in) above the ground. Scientists think the frog is not good at living in places that people have changed. Scientists have seen the frog between 300 and 2,000 m (980 and 6,560 ft) above sea level.
Scientists have seen the frog in a protected place: Parque Nacional Darien.
The female frog carries her eggs on her back. The eggs hatch into small froglets, not swimming tadpoles.
Scientists from the IUCN say this frog is in danger of dying out. Scientists think the fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis may kill this frog by giving it the disease chytridiomycosis, which has killed many other frogs. Human beings do not go to the frog's home much because it is hard to go to, but human beings do start fires lower on the hills, and the smoke and ash go to the frog's home. Climate change can hurt this frog because it lives high in the mountains and it cannot climb higher if its home becomes too hot or dry.
