Biology:Craugastor jota
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Craugastoridae |
| Genus: | Craugastor |
| Subgenus: | Craugastor |
| Species: | C. jota
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| Binomial name | |
| Craugastor jota | |
| Synonyms[3] | |
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Eleutherodactylus jota Lynch, 1980[2] | |
Craugastor jota is a species of frog in the family Craugastoridae. It is endemic to Panama and only known from its type locality along the Río Changena, Bocas del Toro Province.[3][4] The specific name jota (Spanish name for the letter J) honors Jay M. Savage, an American herpetologist.[2][5] Common name Rio Changena robber frog has been coined for it.[3][4]
Description
The type series consists of six females, two of which were juveniles. The four adult females measure 25–29 mm (0.98–1.14 in) in snout–vent length.[2] Males are unknown.[4] The snout is long and ovoid in dorsal view, depressed and somewhat pointed in lateral view. The canthus rostralis is sharp. The supra-tympanic fold becomes distinct only behind the tympanum. The fingers have no lateral keels and have weakly bulbous tips. The toes have no lateral keels either but bear discs.[2] The dorsum is grayish brown or brown. There are some spots and an inter-orbital bar. A black line marks the canthal and the supra-tympanic fold. The belly is dark brown or black and has bluish-white flecks, or is gray-orange. The throat is orange or gray-orange.[2]
Habitat and conservation
Craugastor jota is known from a humid montane forest[1] at 830 m (2,720 ft) above sea level. All specimens were found on the forest floor.[1][2]
No threats to this poorly known species have been identified. It appears to occur in the La Amistad International Park.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Solís, F.; Ibáñez, R.; Jaramillo, C.; Fuenmayor, Q. (2004). "Craugastor jota". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) 2004: e.T56686A11505964. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T56686A11505964.en. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T56686A11505964.en. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Lynch, John D. (1980). "A new frog of the genus Eleutherodactylus from western Panama". Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science 83 (3): 101–105. doi:10.2307/3627802.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Frost, Darrel R. (2017). "Craugastor jota (Lynch, 1980)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Brachycephaloidea/Craugastoridae/Craugastorinae/Craugastor/Craugastor-jota. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Craugastor jota Lynch 1980". Amphibians of Panama. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. http://biogeodb.stri.si.edu/amphibians/en/species/58/. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. pp. 189–190. ISBN 978-1-907807-42-8. https://books.google.com/books?id=QJY3BAAAQBAJ&pg=PA189.
Wikidata ☰ Q3002283 entry
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