Osteopilus vastus (Cope, 1871)
Hyla vasta Cope, 1871, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 23: 219. Holotype: ANSP 2097, according to Malnate, 1971, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 123: 353. Type locality: "Near the city of Santo Domingo [República Dominicana,] W[est]. I[ndies]."
Osteopilus vastus — Henderson and Powell, 2003, in Henderson and Powell (eds.), Islands and the Sea: 17. Powell and Henderson, 2003, Herpetol. Rev., 34: 342.
English Names
Hispaniola Treefrog (Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 58).
Hispaniola Giant Treefrog (Stuart, Hoffmann, Chanson, Cox, Berridge, Ramani, and Young, 2008, Threatened Amph. World: 265).
Distribution
Hispaniola, West Indies.
Comment
See Trueb and Tyler, 1974, Occas. Pap. Mus. Nat. Hist. Univ. Kansas, 24: 1-60, for account (as Hyla vasta). See comments by Powell and Henderson, 2003, Herpetol. Rev., 34: 342, regarding transfer from Hyla to Osteopilus. See account by Henderson and Henderson, 2004, Cat. Am. Amph. Rept., 786: 1-3. See photograph, map, description of geographic range and habitat, and conservation status in Stuart, Hoffmann, Chanson, Cox, Berridge, Ramani, and Young, 2008, Threatened Amph. World: 265.
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