Pristimantis dorado

Pristimantis dorado is a species of frogs native to the forests of Colombia.[1] The first specimen was found calling in roadside bushes in cloud forest near Chingaza National Natural Park at 2,650 m. The frog is less than 2 cm long and can be distinguished from closely related species by its metallic golden iris with a horizontal brown streak.[2]

Pristimantis dorado
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Craugastoridae
Genus: Pristimantis
Species:
P. dorado
Binomial name
Pristimantis dorado
Rivera-Correa, Lamadrid-Feris, and Crawford, 2016

It is currently not evaluated by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.[3]

References

  1. "New Golden Frog Species Discovered in Colombia Named for Legendary City of Gold | Newsdesk". newsdesk.si.edu. Retrieved 2017-04-10.
  2. Blackman, Stuart (2016). "New Species. Golden Frog". Wildlife. 34 (7): 15.
  3. "AmphibiaWeb - Pristimantis dorado". amphibiaweb.org. Retrieved 2017-04-10.


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