| Elachistocleis pearsei | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Microhylidae |
| Genus: | Elachistocleis |
| Species: | E. pearsei |
| Binomial name | |
| Elachistocleis pearsei (Ruthven, 1914) | |
| Synonyms [2] | |
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Elachistocleis pearsei (common name: Colombian plump frog) is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. [1] [2] [3] It is found in the Pacific versant of western Costa Rica, [2] Panama, Caribbean lowlands of Colombia and into the Magdalena River Valley, and in northwest Venezuela. [1] [2]
Elachistocleis pearsei was until 2012 considered to form monotypic genus Relictivomer, but in molecular phylogeny Elachistocleis pearsei is nested within other Elachistocleis, leading to resurrection of name Elachistocleis pearsei. [4]
Elachistocleis pearsei is a nocturnal and fossorial lowland frog occurring at elevations less than 750 m (2,460 ft). Its range extends from lowland dry forests to premontane rain/wet forests. Breeding takes place in temporary and permanent pools after the rains. It probably is locally impacted by habitat loss. [1]
