Pristimantis medemi
Pristimantis medemi is a species of frog in the family Craugastoridae. It is endemic to Colombia. Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests, moist montane forests, rivers, plantations, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
| Pristimantis medemi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Craugastoridae |
| Genus: | Pristimantis |
| Species: | P. medemi |
| Binomial name | |
| Pristimantis medemi (Lynch, 1994) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Eleutherodactylus medemi Lynch, 1994 | |
Etymology
The specific name, medemi, is in honor of Federico Medem, who was Colombian herpetologist, of Baltic German descent.[2]
References
- Ramírez Pinilla, M.P., Osorno-Muñoz, M., Rueda, J.V., Amézquita, A. & Ardila-Robayo, M.C. 2004. Eleutherodactylus medemi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 July 2007.
- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Amphisbaena medemi, p. 174).
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