Pristimantis paisa
Pristimantis paisa | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Craugastoridae |
Genus: | Pristimantis |
Species: | P. paisa |
Binomial name | |
Pristimantis paisa (Lynch & Ardila-Robayo, 1999) | |
Synonyms | |
Eleutherodactylus paisa Lynch & Ardila-Robayo, 1999 |
Pristimantis paisa is a species of frog in the family Craugastoridae.[2] It is endemic to Colombia where it is only known from the Cordillera Central in the Antioquia Department.[3]
Description
Male Pristimantis paisa measure 20–24 mm (0.79–0.94 in) in snout–vent length and females 28–31 mm (1.1–1.2 in). It has smooth skin with no well developed patterns. Tympanum is not prominent.[4]
Habitat
Pristimantis paisa inhabits Andean cloud forests and paramo.[3] It is quite a common frog that is also able to persist in secondary forest and wet pastureland.[1]
References
- 1 2 Castro, F.; Herrera, M.I. & Lynch, J. (2004). "Pristimantis paisa". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2004: e.T56820A11539251. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T56820A11539251.en. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Pristimantis paisa (Lynch and Ardila-Robayo, 1999)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
- 1 2 Acosta-Galvis, A.R. (2014). "Pristimantis paisa (Lynch & Ardila, 1999)". Lista de los Anfibios de Colombia V.04.2014. www.batrachia.com. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
- ↑ Lynch, J. D.; Ardila-Robayo, M. C. (1999). "The Eleutherodactylus of the taeniatus complex in western Colombia: taxonomy and distribution" (PDF). Revista de la Academia Colombiana de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales. 23 (89): 615–624.
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