Yellow bromeliad frog

Yellow bromeliad frog
Conservation status
	; Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Hylidae
Genus:	Osteopilus
Species:	O. marianae
Binomial name
	Osteopilus marianae; (Dunn, 1926)
Synonyms
	Hyla marianae Dunn, 1926;

The yellow bromeliad frog (Osteopilus marianae), or Spaldings tree frog, is a species of frog in the family Hylidae endemic to central Jamaica.[2] Its natural habitats are old-growth pine and deciduous forests where it is found in bromeliads. Eggs are also laid in bromeliads. It is threatened by habitat loss (deforestation).[1]

References

Hedges, B.; Koenig, S. & Wilson, B. (2004). "Osteopilus marianae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004. Retrieved 18 April 2015.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)old-form url
Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Osteopilus marianae (Dunn, 1926)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 18 April 2015.

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[IUCN-1] Hedges, B.; Koenig, S. & Wilson, B. (2004). "Osteopilus marianae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004. Retrieved 18 April 2015.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)old-form url

[frost-2] Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Osteopilus marianae (Dunn, 1926)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 18 April 2015.