Yellow Bromeliad Tree Frog

 

Scientific Name: Osteopilus marianae Other Common Names: Jamaican Yellow Tree frog Status: Endangered Range: Central Jamaica

 

Range & Habitat

The Yellow Bromeliad Tree frog is an endemic tree frog restricted to central area of the island. The tree frog can be found in bromeliads in pine and deciduous forests. Bromeliads are where it lays its eggs and where tadpole development occurs.

The Yellow Bromeliad is not tolerant to disturbances in its habitat area.

 

conservation status

The Yellow Bromeliad Tree frog is listed as Endangered according to the IUCN Red List.

Threats

Habitat loss and fragmentation of the species habitat are the major threats to its population.

This includes areas converted for agricultural use, increase in human population, mining and logging.

These practices change the environmental conditions of the edge habitat which can alter conditions of the interior habitat of the forest.

Land clearing and burning result in a great loss of plant species as well as the animals which they host. Bauxite mining is also a major threat to the biodiversity of native species especially in areas of Litchfield Mountain-Matheson’s run, the second ranked key biodiversity area in the entire Caribbean.

 

FUN FACT !

The Yellow Bromeliad Frog does not have a vocal sac and was thought to not have a call until recently.

 
 

Sources

Blair Hedges, Susan Koenig, Byron Wilson. 2004. Osteopilus marianae. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004: e.T55809A11367251. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55809A11367251.en. Downloaded on 16 March 2018.

Jackson Heather and Lenore Fahrig. 2013. “Habitat loss and Fragmentation” Encyclopedia of Biodiversity 4:50-58

Windsor Research Centre .2016. “Eastern Cockpit country Litchfield Mtn - Matheson’s Run KBA” Accessed March 21, 2017

Raecene Allen