Pristimantis inusitatus

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Pristimantis inusitatus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Strabomantidae
Genus: Pristimantis
Subgenus: Pristimantis
Species:
P. inusitatus
Binomial name
Pristimantis inusitatus
(Lynch and Duellman, 1980)
Synonyms [2]
  • Eleutherodactylus inusitatusLynch and Duellman, 1980 [3]

Pristimantis inusitatus is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae. It is endemic to Ecuador and known from scattered localities along the eastern slopes of the Andes. [1] [2] [4] Common name barking robber frog has been coined for it. [2]

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Etymology

The specific name inusitatus is derived from Latin in- (=negation) and usitatus (="usual" or "common"), meaning "rare or uncommon". The species was described based on three specimens collected from three separate locations. [3]

Description

Males measure 15–23 mm (0.59–0.91 in) and females 17–26 mm (0.67–1.02 in) in snout–vent length. [4] The snout is subacuminate in dorsal view and protruding in lateral profile and has a pointed tip. The canthus rostralis is sharp. The tympanum is prominent. Both fingers and toes bear broad discs and have lateral fringes. Dorsal skin is shagreened or smooth; there are large warts laterally. Females are dorsally green. [3] Male coloration varies from green to pinkish brown with dark brown markings. [4] The limbs have faint brown bars. The venter is white. [3]

Habitat and conservation

Its natural habitat is cloud forest at elevations of 1,300–2,160 m (4,270–7,090 ft) above sea level. It occurs in low vegetation near streams. [1] [4] It is threatened by habitat loss caused by agriculture, logging, and human settlement. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2022). "Pristimantis inusitatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2022: e.T56676A98651312. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 Frost, Darrel R. (2022). "Pristimantis inusitatus (Lynch and Duellman, 1980)". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Lynch, J. D.; Duellman, W. E. (1980). "The Eleutherodactylus of the Amazonian slopes of the Ecuadorian Andes (Anura: Leptodactylidae)". Miscellaneous Publication, Museum of Natural History, University of Kansas. 69: 1–86.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Varela-Jaramillo A.; et al. (2016). "Pristimantis inusitatus". Ron, S. R., Guayasamin, J. M., Yanez-Muñoz, M. H., Merino-Viteri, A., Ortiz, D. A. and Nicolalde, D. A. 2016. AmphibiaWebEcuador. Version 2016.0. Museo de Zoología, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador (QCAZ). Retrieved 25 July 2017.
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