Silverstoneia erasmios

Silverstoneia erasmios
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dendrobatidae
Genus: Silverstoneia
Species: S. erasmios
Binomial name
Silverstoneia erasmios
(Rivero and Serna, 2000)
Synonyms

Colostethus erasmios Rivero and Serna, 2000 "1995"

Silverstoneia erasmios is a species of frog in the Dendrobatidae family. It is endemic to Colombia where it is known from the Cordillera Occidental and Cordillera Central in the Antioquia Department.[2][3]

Validity of this species is uncertain; females are indistinguishable from Silverstoneia nubicola but males are unknown. Its higher altitudinal range (to 1,940 m (6,360 ft) asl) than Silverstoneia nubicola (maximum elevation 1,300–1,600 m (4,300–5,200 ft)) suggests that it might be a distinct species. Other data (males, vocalizarions, DNA samples) are needed to resolve this question.[4]

Description

Adult females measure 21–22 mm (0.83–0.87 in) in snout–vent length (based on two specimens); males are unknown. Ventral colouration is immculate. Thigh colouration is light.[4]

References

  1. Lynch, J. & Castro, F. (2004). "Silverstoneia erasmios". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Silverstoneia erasmios (Rivero and Serna, 2000)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  3. Acosta-Galvis, A.R. (2014). "Silverstoneia erasmios (Rivero & Serna, 2000 "1995")". Lista de los Anfibios de Colombia V.05.2015.0. www.batrachia.com. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  4. 1 2 Grant, T.; Myers, C. W. (2013). "Review of the frog genus Silverstoneia, with descriptions of five new species from the Colombian Chocó (Dendrobatidae: Colostethinae)". American Museum Novitates 3784: 1–58. doi:10.1206/3784.2.
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