Hemiphractus kaylockae is a species of frog in the family Hemiphractidae. It is found in Panama.
Habitat This frog is found in moist cloud and other forests. People have observed the frog perched on plants above the ground. Scientists say the frog is not good at living in altered or disturbed habitats. Scientists have seen the frog between above sea level.
Scientists have seen the frog in a protected place: Parque Nacional Darien.
Reproduction The female frog carries her eggs on her back. The frog breeds by direct development with no free-swimming tadpole stage.
Threats The IUCN classifies this frog as endangered. Principal threats include the fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, which causes chytridiomycosis. While the frog's habitat is relatively inaccessible to human activity, fires set at lower elevations may send smoke and ash further upland. Climate change may harm this frog because it lives high in the mountain ridges.
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