Biology:Oreobates discoidalis
| Tucuman robber frog | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Strabomantidae |
| Genus: | Oreobates |
| Species: | O. discoidalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Oreobates discoidalis (Peracca, 1895)
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Oreobates discoidalis, also known as the Tucuman robber frog, is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae. It is found on the eastern flanks of the Andes in northern Argentina and Bolivia.[2] Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
Taxonomy
A 2021 phylogenomic study analyzed the relationship between O. discoidalis and the closely related Oreobates barituensis.[3] The researchers found that the two are not genetically distinct and represent a single gene pool.[3] Based on these findings, the authors proposed that O. barituensis should be treated as a synonym of O. discoidalis, attributing the morphological differences previously used to distinguish them to admixture (hybridization) of ancestral lineages.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Oreobates discoidalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T56564A101428228.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/56564/101428228. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2022). "Oreobates discoidalis (Peracca, 1895)". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/Amphibia/Anura/Brachycephaloidea/Strabomantidae/Pristimantinae/Oreobates/Oreobates-discoidalis.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Montero-Mendieta, Santiago; De la Riva, Ignacio; Irisarri, Iker; Leonard, Jennifer A.; Webster, Matthew T.; Vilà, Carles (2021). "Phylogenomics and evolutionary history of Oreobates (Anura: Craugastoridae) — Neotropical frogs along elevational gradients". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 161. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2021.107167. PMID 33798672. Bibcode: 2021MolPE.16107167M.
Wikidata ☰ Q2209124 entry
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