Adelophryne patamona

Adelophryne patamona
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Eleutherodactylidae
Genus: Adelophryne
Species: Adelophryne patamona
MacCulloch, Lathrop, Kok, Minter, Khan & Barrio-Amorós, 2008

Adelophryne patamona is a species of frog in the family Eleutherodactylidae.[2][3] It is endemic to the Pacaraima Mountains of southwestern Guyana,[4] where it occurs at higher elevations on tepui slopes. It is most closely related to A. gutturosa.[5]

References

  1. MacCulloch, R. (2009). "Adelophryne patamona". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  2. MacCulloch, R.D., A. Lathrop, P.J.R. Kok, L.R. Minter, S.Z. Khan and C.L. Barrio-Amorós. "A new species of Adelophryne (Anura: Eleutherodactylidae) from Guyana, with additional data on Adelophryne gutturosa". Zootaxa 1884: 36–50.
  3. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Adelophryne patamona MacCulloch, Lathrop, Kok, Minter, Khan, and Barrio-Amoros, 2008". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  4. Cole, C.J., C.R. Townsend, R.P. Reynolds, R.D. MacCulloch and A. Lathrop. "Amphibians and reptiles of Guyana, South America: Illustrated keys, annotated species accounts, and a biogeographic synopsis". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 125: 317–620. doi:10.2988/0006-324x-125.4.317.
  5. Fouquet, Loebmann, Castroviejo-Fisher, Padial, Orrico, Lyra, Roberto, Kok, Haddad & Rodrigues (2012). "From Amazonia to the Atlantic forest: Molecular phylogeny of Phyzelaphryninae frogs reveals unexpected diversity and a striking biogeographic pattern emphasizing conservation challenges". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 65: 547–561. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2012.07.012.
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