Pristimantis ortizi

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Pristimantis ortizi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Strabomantidae
Genus: Pristimantis
Subgenus: Pristimantis
Species:
P. ortizi
Binomial name
Pristimantis ortizi
(Guayasamin, Almeida-Reinoso, and Nogales-Sornosa, 2004)
Synonyms [2]
  • Eleutherodactylus ortiziGuayasamin, Almeida-Reinoso, and Nogales-Sornosa, 2004 [3]

Pristimantis ortizi is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae. As currently known, it is endemic to northern Ecuador where it occurs on the Cordillera Oriental in the Carchi, Imbabura, [2] [4] and Napo Provinces, [4] but it is likely to also occur in adjacent Colombia. [1] [2] The specific name ortizi honors Fernando Ortiz-Crespo, a prominent Ecuadorian ornithologist. [3] [5] Common names Ortiz robber frog [4] and Ortiz's robber frog have been proposed for this species. [5]

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Description

Adult males measure 18–25 mm (0.7–1.0 in) and adult females 24–29 mm (0.9–1.1 in) in snout–vent length. The head is narrower than body and wider than it is long. The tympanum is anteroventrally distinct but otherwise obscured by the supratympanic fold. Fingers have basal webbing and, apart from the first one, expanded discs. All the toes have well-developed discs. Coloration is remarkably variable; the dorsum can be uniform brown or greenish yellow, pale brown with gold specks, or yellow with dark brown marks. Flanks can be brown with white spots, dark grey with greenish yellow spots, or simply yellow. [3] [4]

Habitat and conservation

Pristimantis ortizi occurs in montane evergreen forest, herbaceous or Espeletia pycnophylla ssp. angelensis dominated páramo, secondary montane forest, and agricultural land. Most specimens have been found at night in terrestrial bromeliads, on other plants, or on the ground. [1] Presumably, development is direct (i.e, there is no free-living larval stage [6] ). Its elevational range is 3,264–3,420 m (10,709–11,220 ft) above sea level. [1] [4]

This species could be threatened by habitat alteration, but it appears to tolerate some degree of habitat modification. [1] [4] It is probably present in the Cayambe Coca Ecological Reserve. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Juan Guayasamin (2006). "Pristimantis ortizi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2006: e.T61814A12561471. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T61814A12561471.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Frost, Darrel R. (2022). "Pristimantis ortizi (Guayasamin, Almeida-Reinoso, and Nogales-Sornosa, 2004)". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 Guayasamin, Juan M.; Almeida-Reinoso, Diego & Nogales-Sornosa, Fernando (2004). "Two new species of frogs (Leptodactylidae: Eleutherodactylus) from the high Andes of northern Ecuador". Herpetological Monographs. 18: 127–141. doi:10.1655/0733-1347(2004)018[0127:TNSOFL]2.0.CO;2. JSTOR   4093022.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Frankel, C.; et al. (2018). Ron, S. R.; Merino-Viteri, A. & Ortiz, D. A. (eds.). "Pristimantis ortizi". Anfibios del Ecuador. Version 2019.0. Museo de Zoología, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador (QCAZ). Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  5. 1 2 Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael & Grayson, Michael (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. p. 159. ISBN   978-1-907807-42-8.
  6. ↑ Vitt, Laurie J. & Caldwell, Janalee P. (2014). Herpetology: An Introductory Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles (4th ed.). Academic Press. p. 166.
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