''Hyloscirtus sethmacfarlanei'', commonly known as Seth MacFarlane's torrent frog, is a species of frog in the family

Hylidae Hylidae is a wide-ranging family of frogs commonly referred to as "tree frogs and their allies". However, the hylids include a diversity of frog species, many of which do not live in trees, but are terrestrial or semiaquatic. Taxonomy and ...

. It is endemic to forest habitats in Ecuador. It has been observed in the Machay Reserve on Cerro Mayordomo, at 2970 meters above sea level. The adult female frog measures about 72 mm in snout-vent length. Adult frogs are black with distinctive orange or red spots. Young frogs are bright yellow. Scientists note that the frog is toxic: Handling specimens with bare skin caused tingling, itching, and pain that lasted for hours. They believe the frog may secrete a chemical that makes it taste bad to predators or causes predators to sicken and that the coloration may be

aposematic Aposematism is the advertising by an animal to potential predators that it is not worth attacking or eating. This unprofitability may consist of any defences which make the prey difficult to kill and eat, such as toxicity, venom, foul taste o ...

. Scientists observed this frog sitting in bromeliad plants 60–90 cm above the

forest floor The forest floor, also called detritus, duff and the O horizon, is one of the most distinctive features of a forest ecosystem. It mainly consists of shed vegetative parts, such as leaves, branches, bark, and stems, existing in various stages ...

. The species was named in honour of '' Family Guy'' creator and television performer Seth MacFarlane.

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Frogs of South America Endemic fauna of Ecuador Amphibians described in 2022 sethmacfarlanei {{Hylinae-stub