Yunganastes fraudator
| Yunganastes fraudator | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Craugastoridae |
| Genus: | Yunganastes |
| Species: | Y. fraudator |
| Binomial name | |
| Yunganastes fraudator (Lynch & McDiarmid, 1987) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Eleutherodactylus fraudator Lynch & McDiarmid, 1987[2] | |
Yunganastes fraudator is a species of frog in the Craugastoridae family. It is endemic to Bolivia and found in the Cochabamba Department to the border with the Santa Cruz Department. It is sometimes known as Cochamba robber frog.[3]
Description
Adult males in the type series (two individuals) measured about 28 mm (1.1 in) in snout–vent length. They are dorsally and laterally mottled with tan, light and dark brown. Its specific name fraudator means "cheat" or "deceiver" and refers to its resemblance with Gastrotheca marsupiata.[2]
Habitat and conservation
Its natural habitats are cloud forests of the Yungas. It is a reasonably common frog that is locally suffering from habitat loss.[1]
References
- 1 2 Cortez, C., Reichle, S., De la Riva, I. & Köhler, J. (2010). "Yunganastes fraudator". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
- 1 2 Lynch, J. D.; McDiarmid, R. W. (1987). "Two new species of Eleutherodactylus (Amphibia: Anura: Leptodactylidae) from Bolivia". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 100: 337–346.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Yunganastes fraudator (Lynch and McDiarmid, 1987)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
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