Pristimantis angustilineatus
| Pristimantis angustilineatus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Craugastoridae |
| Genus: | Pristimantis |
| Species: | P. angustilineatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pristimantis angustilineatus (Lynch, 1998) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Eleutherodactylus angustilineatus Lynch, 1998[2] | |
Pristimantis angustilineatus is a species of frog in the Craugastoridae family. It is endemic to Colombia and known from the Cordillera Occidental in Chocó, Risaralda, and Valle del Cauca Departments, at elevations of 1,700–2,500 m (5,600–8,200 ft) asl.[3][4] The specific name refers to the narrow white dorsolateral lines and comes from Latin angustus (=narrow) and lineatus (=of a line).[2]
Description
Pristimantis angustilineatus are small frogs with adult males measuring 16–20 mm (0.63–0.79 in) and females 21–25 mm (0.83–0.98 in) in snout–vent length. Head is broader than body and longer than wide. Skin of dorsum is smooth, without folds; skin of venter is areolate. The body is yellow or yellowish-green above with some brown flecking dorsally (some individuals are nearly red above). Dorsolateral stripe is yellow and bordered below by brown to nearly black. Vocal sac is pale yellow. Parietal peritoneum is metallic white. Upper eyelid is pale green and iris is reddish-brown or copper with black reticulation.[2]
Habitat and conservation
Natural habitat of Pristimantis angustilineatus is cloud forest,[4] occurring on low herbaceous vegetation or on epiphytic vegetation. It is a locally common species but threatened by habitat loss caused by expanding agricultural activities.[1]
References
- 1 2 Castro, F., Herrera, M.I. & Lynch, J. (2004). "Pristimantis angustilineatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- 1 2 3 Lynch, J. D. (1998). "New species of Eleutherodactylus from the Cordillera Occidental of western Colombia with a synopsis of the distributions of species in western Colombia" (PDF). Revista de la Academia Colombiana de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales 22: 117–148.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Pristimantis angustilineatus (Lynch, 1998)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- 1 2 Acosta-Galvis, A.R. (2015). "Pristimantis angustilineatus (Lynch, 1998)". Lista de los Anfibios de Colombia V.05.2015. www.batrachia.com. Retrieved 25 July 2015.