Psychrophrynella bagrecito

Bagrecito Andes frog
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Craugastoridae
Genus: Psychrophrynella
Species: P. bagrecito
Binomial name
Psychrophrynella bagrecito
(Lynch, 1986)
Synonyms

Phrynopus bagrecito Lynch, 1986[2]

Psychrophrynella bagrecito, or the Bagrecito Andes frog, is a species of frog in the Craugastoridae family. It is endemic to the Cusco Region, Peru, and found on the Amazonian slopes of the Andes at elevations of 1,830–2,740 m (6,000–8,990 ft) asl.[3] The specific name bagrecito is Spanish meaning a small catfish, and a nickname for David Cannatella, a colleague of John D. Lynch, the scientist who described the species from specimens collected from near Marcapata.[2]

Description

Psychrophrynella bagrecito are small frogs: adult males measure 14–16 mm (0.55–0.63 in) and females 14–19 mm (0.55–0.75 in) in snout–vent length. Skin on dorsum is shagreened, becoming more coarse on the lower back. Dorsum is striped with shades of brown. Venter has areolate skin and is white to cream with some brown mottling. Males have distended vocal sacs.[2]

Habitat and conservation

Species' natural habitat is montane cloud forest. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by small-scale agriculture and firewood collection.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Monteza, J.I., Lehr, E. & Arizabal, W. (2004). "Psychrophrynella bagrecitoi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 Lynch, J. D. (1986). "New species of minute leptodactylid frogs from the Andes of Ecuador and Peru". Journal of Herpetology 20 (3): 423–431. doi:10.2307/1564505. JSTOR 1564505.
  3. Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Psychrophrynella bagrecito (Lynch, 1986)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
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