Tink Frog

Diasporus diastema

"Diasporus diastema" is a species of frog in the family Eleutherodactylidae. Common names include common tink frog or dink frog, supposedly because of the loud metallic "tink" sound that the male frog makes during the night.
Tink Frog (Diasporus diastema) Diasporus #2! The Tink Frog. Costa Rica,Diasporus diastema,Geotagged

Appearance

Its color during daylight hours, when it hides, is grayish brown with spots or bars; when it emerges at night and becomes active, the frog takes on a pale pink or tan color.

The adult female reaches up to 1 inch long, and the male about 3/4 inch. The tink frog has no free-swimming tadpole stage, and instead emerges as a miniature frog directly from the egg. Eggs are laid in bromeliads and tended by the male.

Distribution

It is found in Central America, from Honduras through Nicaragua and Costa Rica to Panama. Its natural habitats are tropical humid lowland forests and montane forests, but it can very disturbed habitats. It is found from sea level to 1,620 m elevation.

Food

The diet of the tink frog consists mainly of ants and other arthropods.

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAmphibia
OrderAnura
FamilyEleutherodactylidae
GenusDiasporus
SpeciesD. diastema
Photographed in
Costa Rica