Hemiphractus panamensis

Hemiphractus panamensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Hemiphractidae
Genus:	Hemiphractus
Species:	H. panamensis
Binomial name
	Hemiphractus panamensis; (Stejneger, 1917)
Synonyms
	Cerathyla panamensis Stejneger, 1917; Hemiphractus panamensis Noble, 1926;

Hemiphractus panamensis is a frog. It lives in Panama.

Home

This frog lives in rainy forests on hills. Scientists do not think this frog is good at living in places that people have changed. Scientists have seen the frog 750 m (2,460 ft) above sea level.

Scientists have seen the frog in protected places: Parque Nacional Chagres, Parque Nacional Porto Bello, and Area de Silvestre Corregimiento de Narganá.

Young

The female frog carries her eggs on her back. The eggs hatch into small froglets, not swimming tadpoles.

Danger

Scientists from the IUCN say the frogs are in very big danger of dying out. The fungal disease chytridiomycosis can kill this frog. In some places, people change the places where the frogs live by cutting down forests to get wood to use, to make farms, and to make places for cows to eat grass.

Science papers

Stejneger, L. (1917). ""A new species of horned tree-toad from Panama."". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 30: 31–34.

Hill RL; Martin KG; Stanley E; Mendelson JR III (2018). "A taxonomic review of the genus Hemiphractus (Anura: Hemiphractidae) in Panama: description of two new species, resurrection of Hemiphractus panamensis (Stejneger, 1917), and discussion of Hemiphractus fasciatus Peters, 1862". Zootaxa (Abstract). 4429: 495–512. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4429.3.3. Retrieved July 10, 2026.

References

1 2 Frost, Darrel R. "Hemiphractus panamensis (Stejneger, 1917)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved July 9, 2026.
↑ Kellie Whittaker; Peera Chantasirivisal; James Harrion III (December 16, 2025). Kellie Whittaker (ed.). "Hemiphractus panamensis (Stejneger, 1917)". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved July 9, 2026.
1 2 3 4 5 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2022). "Sumaco Horned Treefrogs: Hemiphractus panamensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T154046289A154046331. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T154046289A154046331.en. Retrieved July 9, 2026.

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[AMNH-1] 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. "Hemiphractus panamensis (Stejneger, 1917)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved July 9, 2026.

[Amph-2] Kellie Whittaker; Peera Chantasirivisal; James Harrion III (December 16, 2025). Kellie Whittaker (ed.). "Hemiphractus panamensis (Stejneger, 1917)". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved July 9, 2026.

[IUCN-3] 1 2 3 4 5 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2022). "Sumaco Horned Treefrogs: Hemiphractus panamensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T154046289A154046331. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T154046289A154046331.en. Retrieved July 9, 2026.