Pristimantis riveti

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Pristimantis riveti
Pristimantis (10.3897-zookeys.868.26766) Figure 23.jpg
The holotype of Pristimantis riveti (right), an adult female

Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Craugastoridae
Genus: Pristimantis
Species:
P. riveti
Binomial name
Pristimantis riveti
(Despax, 1911)
Synonyms[2]

Hylodes riveti Despax, 1911
Eleutherodactylus riveti (Despax, 1911)

Pristimantis riveti is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae. It is endemic to Ecuador and as currently understood, only known with certainty from its type locality, Mount Mirador near the border between Carchi and Sucumbíos Provinces.[2][3][4] Records from elsewhere (e.g., IUCN Red List[1]) represent other species, including .[4] Common names Despax's robber frog[2] and Riveti robber frog have been proposed for it.[3]

Etymology[]

The specific name riveti honors Paul Rivet, French physician[5] who collected the holotype.[2][4]

Description[]

Adult males measure 19–22 mm (0.7–0.9 in) and adult females 24–34 mm (0.9–1.3 in) in snout–vent length.[3] There are distinctive big white irregular blotches dispersed over the dorsal surface.[4]

Habitat and conservation[]

Pristimantis riveti occurs in páramo habitats on the ground or low in vegetation (Cortaderia and terrestrial bromeliads).[3] There are recent records of this species from elevations between 3,500 and 3,792 m (11,483 and 12,441 ft) above sea level.[4]

The IUCN Red List assessment of Pristimantis riveti from 2004[1] predates the current delimitation of this species.[4] At the time, it was considered, despite its limited range, "near threatened", because it lived in habitats not heavily affected by habitat destruction and degradation.[1] The same status has been assigned to it in the "Ecuadorian Red List of Amphibians".[3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d Luis A. Coloma; Santiago Ron; Mario Yánez-Muñoz; Diego Almeida (2004). "Pristimantis riveti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T56919A11553288. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T56919A11553288.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Frost, Darrel R. (2021). "Pristimantis riveti (Despax, 1911)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.vz.0001. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e Carrión, J. C.; et al. (2019). Ron, S. R.; Merino-Viteri, A. & Ortiz, D. A. (eds.). "Pristimantis riveti". Anfibios del Ecuador. Version 2021.0. Museo de Zoología, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador (QCAZ). Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Páez, Nadia B. & Ron, Santiago R. (2019). "Systematics of Huicundomantis, a new subgenus of Pristimantis (Anura, Strabomantidae) with extraordinary cryptic diversity and eleven new species". ZooKeys. 868: 1–112. doi:10.3897/zookeys.868.26766.
  5. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael & Grayson, Michael (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. p. 181. ISBN 978-1-907807-42-8.
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