Pristimantis ockendeni
| Pristimantis ockendeni | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Craugastoridae |
| Genus: | Pristimantis |
| Species: | P. ockendeni |
| Binomial name | |
| Pristimantis ockendeni (Boulenger, 1912) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Eleutherodactylus ockendeni(Boulenger, 1912) | |
Pristimantis ockendeni is a species of frog in the Craugastoridae family. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and possibly Bolivia. Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests, tropical moist montane forests, and heavily degraded former forest.
Research published in early 2008 suggested that in Ecuador the species is actually at least three different cryptic species that diverged at least 5 million years ago.[1][2]
References
- Rodríguez, L., Martinez, J.L., Coloma, L.A., Ron, S., Azevedo-Ramos, C., Castro, F., Rueda, J.V., Cisneros-Heredia, D. & Hoogmoed, M., Gascon, C. 2004. Eleutherodactylus ockendeni. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 July 2007.
- ↑ Giraffes And Frogs Provide More Evidence Of New Species Hidden In Plain Sight. Science Daily. January 2008 http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/12/071221094911.htm
- ↑ Elmer, K.R., J.A. Dávila, and S.C. Lougheed. 2007. Cryptic diversity and deep divergence in an upper Amazonian frog, Eleutherodactylus ockendeni. BMC Evol. Biol. 7: 247.http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/7/247
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