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Pristimantis danae
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Pristimantis danae is a species of frog in the Craugastoridae family, sometimes known as Cuzco robber frog. It is found in the Andes between southern Peru and northwestern Bolivia.[3] It is named after the daughter of the author, Dana K. Duellman, who helped collecting the frogs.[2]Pristimantis reichlei, described in 2009, was previously confused with Pristimantis danae.[3]
Description[edit]
Male Pristimantis danae grow to a snout–vent length of 27–34 mm (1.1–1.3 in) and females to 38–46 mm (1.5–1.8 in). Body is moderately robust, with head slightly longer than wide and snout round in dorsal view and in profile. Forearms are slender and hind limbs are limbs long and slender. Skin on dorsum is finely shagreened; its colour is yellowish tan to dark reddish brown with dark brown chevrons. The ventral side is pale yellow, and the hidden surfaces of the thighs are dark brown with pale yellow spots.[2]
Habitat[edit]
Its natural habitats are primary and secondary tropical moist forests. This common frog may be found perched on low vegetation in cloud forest at night. It does not occur in modified habitats.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Rodríguez, L., Martinez, J.L., Köhler, J., Arizabal, W. & Reichle, S. (2004). "Pristimantis danae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ^ a b c Duellman, W. E. (1978). "New species of leptodactylid frogs of the genus Eleutherodactylus from the Cosñipata Valley, Peru". Proceedings of The Biological Society of Washington 91: 418–430.
- ^ a b Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Pristimantis danae (Duellman, 1978)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
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On a collecting trip to the Peruvian Andes in February, 1975, a team of three herpetologists (W.E. Duellman, L. Trueb, J.E. Simmons) and W.E. Duellman’s daughter (Dana K. Duellman), collected four frog species new to science. One of these was Pristimantis danae (family Craugastoridae), the Cuzco robber frog, which Duellman named for his daughter when he described these new species in 1978, “in recognition of her youthful enthusiasm for collecting frogs in the Andes.
Found from Cuzco, Peru though to central Bolivia, this terrestrial, nocturnal frog is common in primary and secondary tropical moist forests within a wide altitudinal range (200-1800 m asl). It perches on vegetation close to the ground. Froglets hatch directly from eggs laid on the ground, bypassing the tadpole stage.
Though common and wide-ranging, this species is locally susceptible to deforestation, as it is not adaptable to modified habitat. It is present in several protected areas, such as Madidi National Park in Bolivia and Manu and Bahuaja-Sonene National Parks, in Peru. Of higher impact to Pristimantis danae, Catenazzi et al. (2011, 2014) found it susceptible to the pathogenetic fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), which has been devastating for some amphibian species world wide. Between 5-21% of immature and 11-21% of adult frogs they examined from Manu National Park were infected with Bd spores during the rainy seasons of 2008-9. These authors believe there is serious concern for extinction of this and other Andean frog species as this epidemic spreads along the Andean mountain range, leading to a significant decline or collapse of species richness in montane forests.
(Duellman 1978; Rodriguez et al. 2004; Catenazzi et al. 2011; Catenazzi et al. 2014)
- Catenazzi, A., E. Lehr, L.O. Rodriguez, and V.T. Vredenburg, 2011. Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis and the Collapse of Anuran Species Richness and Abundance in the Upper Manu National Park, Southeastern Peru. Conservation Biology, 25: 382–391.
- Catenazzi, A., E. Lehr, V.T. Vredenburg, 2014. Thermal Physiology, Disease, and Amphibian Declines on the Eastern Slopes of the Andes. Conservation Biology, 28: 509–517. doi: 10.1111/cobi.12194
- Duellman, W.E. 1978. New species of Leptodactylidae frogs of the genus Eleutherodactylus from the Cosñipata Valley, Peru. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington: 418-430.
- Rodríguez, L., J.L. Martinez, J. Köhler, W. Arizabal and S. Reichle. 2004. Pristimantis danae. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved August 14 2015 from http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/56548/0
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This species can be found in the Andes of southern Peru and northern Bolivia. It is known from Cosñipata (Departamento Cusco) Peru, south to central Bolivia (Cochabamba Department). Its altitudinal range is from 200-1,800m asl.
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Habitat and Ecology
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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 0
Specimens with Barcodes: 7
Species With Barcodes: 1
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