Pristimantis paisa

Pristimantis paisa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Craugastoridae
Genus: Pristimantis
Species: P. paisa
Binomial name
Pristimantis paisa
(Lynch & Ardila-Robayo, 1999)
Synonyms

Eleutherodactylus paisa Lynch & Ardila-Robayo, 1999

Pristimantis paisa is a species of frog in the Craugastoridae family.[2] It is endemic to Colombia where it is only known from the Cordillera Central in the Antioquia Department.[3]

Description

Male Pristimantis paisa measure 20–24 mm (0.79–0.94 in) in snout–vent length and females 28–31 mm (1.1–1.2 in). It has smooth skin with no well developed patterns. Tympanum is not prominent.[4]

Habitat

Pristimantis paisa inhabits Andean cloud forests and paramo.[3] It is quite a common frog that is also able to persist in secondary forest and wet pastureland.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Castro, F., Herrera, M.I. & Lynch, J. (2004). "Pristimantis paisa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  2. ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Pristimantis paisa (Lynch and Ardila-Robayo, 1999)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  3. 1 2 Acosta-Galvis, A.R. (2014). "Pristimantis paisa (Lynch & Ardila, 1999)". Lista de los Anfibios de Colombia V.04.2014. www.batrachia.com. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  4. ↑ Lynch, J. D.; Ardila-Robayo, M. C. (1999). "The Eleutherodactylus of the taeniatus complex in western Colombia: taxonomy and distribution" (PDF). Revista de la Academia Colombiana de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales 23 (89): 615–624.
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