Pristimantis moro

Pristimantis moro
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Amphibia
Order:Anura
Family:Craugastoridae
Genus:Pristimantis
Subgenus:Pristimantis (Hypodictyon)
Species: P. moro
Binomial name
Pristimantis moro
(Savage, 1965)
Synonyms[2]

Eleutherodactylus moro Savage, 1965[3]
Eleutherodactylus lehmanvalenciae Thornton, 1965[4]

Pristimantis moro is a species of frog in the family Craugastoridae. It is found in lowland western Colombia (Valle del Cauca Department[5]), the Pacific versant of Panama, and the Atlantic versant of Costa Rica.[2] Common name La Hondura robber frog has been coined for it.[2]

Taxonomy

Pristimantis moro was described by Jay M. Savage in 1965 as Eleutherodactylus moro. The specific name moro honors John Luther Mohr, a specialist in anuran enterofauna.[3] The same species was described as Eleutherodactylus lehmanvalenciae by W. A. Thornton later in 1965,[4] thus making it junior synonym of Eleutherodactylus moro.[6] The specific name lehmanvalenciae honors Carlos Lehman Valencia, in recognition of "his many contributions furthering the knowledge of Colombian natural history."[4]

Description

Pristimantis moro are small frogs, with males growing to 19.5 mm (0.77 in) and females to 25 mm (0.98 in) in snout–vent length.[7] The tympanum is distinct but small. The fingers and toes have distinct, rounded disks but no webbing.[3][4] The dorsum is uniformly green, turning reddish or orange-red in the head.[7][3][4] The lower surfaces are pale greenish yellow or creamy white, with the throat being yellowish.[4][3] The iris is reddish-orange.[7][3][4]

Habitat and conservation

Pristimantis moro lives in humid lowland and montane forests[1][7] from sea level[5][7] to 1,245 m (4,085 ft) above sea level.[1][7] It is a nocturnal and arboreal species living in the forest canopy. This, together with its small size, makes it difficult to observe, making it prone to under-recording. Threats to it are unknown. It is present in some protected areas in Panama and Costa Rica.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Solís, F.; Ibáñez, R.; Chaves, G.; Savage, J.; Jaramillo, C.; Fuenmayor, Q. & Lynch, J. (2008). "Pristimantis moro". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2008: e.T56777A11519914. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T56777A11519914.en. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 Frost, Darrel R. (2017). "Pristimantis moro (Savage, 1965)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Savage, Jay M. (1965). "A new bromeliad frog of the genus Eleutherodactylus from Costa Rica". Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences. 64: 106–110.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Thornton, W. A. (1965). "A new frog of the genus Eleutherodactylus from the coastal rain forest of Colombia". Copeia. 1965 (4): 425–427. doi:10.2307/1440990. JSTOR 1440990.
  5. 1 2 Acosta Galvis, A. R. & Cuentas, D. (2017). "Pristimantis moro (Savage, 1965)". Lista de los Anfibios de Colombia V.07.2017.0. www.batrachia.com. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  6. ↑ Savage, Jay M. (1968). "The distribution and synonymy of the Neotropical frog, Eleutherodactylus moro". Copeia. 1968 (4): 878–879. doi:10.2307/1441867. JSTOR 1441867.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Pristimantis moro Savage, 1965". Amphibians of Panama. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
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