Yunganastes mercedesae
| Yunganastes mercedesae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Craugastoridae |
| Genus: | Yunganastes |
| Species: | Y. mercedesae |
| Binomial name | |
| Yunganastes mercedesae (Lynch & McDiarmid, 1987) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Eleutherodactylus mercedesae Lynch & McDiarmid, 1987 | |
Yunganastes mercedesae is a species of frog in the Craugastoridae family. It is found in Bolivia and southern Peru. It is sometimes known as Mercedes' robber frog.[2] It is named after Mercedes S. Foster, who collected the holotype and was acknowledged for her herpetological collection efforts in South America.[3]
Description
Yunganastes mercedesae is a beautiful frog with a striking colour pattern: the dorsum is medium brown with irregular, light green splotches and some black marks, and black eyestripe and lip marks.[3] It is still known from relatively few individuals. Based on three adult males and two adult females, males measure 42–52 mm (1.7–2.0 in) in snout–vent length, whereas females are much larger at 62–63 mm (2.4–2.5 in) SVL.[4]
Habitat
Yunganastes mercedesae is a rare frog inhabiting Andean cloud forests at moderate elevations (1400-1950 m).[4]
References
- ↑ Cortez, C., Reichle, S., De la Riva, I. & Köhler, J. (2004). "Yunganastes mercedesae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Yunganastes mercedesae (Lynch and McDiarmid, 1987)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. 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.
- 1 2 Padial, J. M., R. W. McDiarmid, and I. De la Riva (2006). "Distribution and morphological variation of Eleutherodactylus mercedesae Lynch & McDiarmid, 1987 (Amphibia, Anura, Leptodactylidae) with first record for Peru" (PDF). Zootaxa 1278: 49–56.