Elachistocleis pearsei

Elachistocleis pearsei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Microhylidae
Genus: Elachistocleis
Species: E. pearsei
Binomial name
Elachistocleis pearsei
(Ruthven, 1914)
Synonyms

Relictivomer pearsei (Ruthven, 1914)

Elachistocleis pearsei (common name: Colombian plump prog) is a species of frog in the Microhylidae family. It is found in the Caribbean drainage of Colombia and Panama and in northwest Venezuela.[2][3]

Elachistocleis pearsei was until recently considered to form monotypic genus Relictivomer, but in molecular phylogeny Elachistocleis pearsei is nested within other Elachistocleis, leading to resurrection of name Elachistocleis pearsei.[4][5]

Biology of Elachistocleis pearsei is poorly known. It is considered to be a lowland species inhabiting forests, possibly also savanna. Breeding takes place in temporary pools. It is probably impacted by habitat loss.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 John Lynch, Enrique La Marca (2004). "Relictivomer pearsei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Elachistocleis pearsei (Ruthven, 1914)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  3. AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2013. Berkeley, California: Elachistocleis pearsei. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/. (Accessed: 29 November 2013).
  4. De Sá, R. O.; Streicher, J. W.; Sekonyela, R.; Forlani, M. C.; Loader, S. P.; Greenbaum, E.; Richards, S.; Haddad, C. L. F. B. (2012). "Molecular phylogeny of microhylid frogs (Anura: Microhylidae) with emphasis on relationships among New World genera". BMC Evolutionary Biology 12: 241. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-12-241. PMC 3561245. PMID 23228209.
  5. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Elachistocleis Parker, 1927". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
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