Biology:Oreobates sanctaecrucis
| Oreobates sanctaecrucis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Strabomantidae |
| Genus: | Oreobates |
| Species: | O. sanctaecrucis
|
| Binomial name | |
| Oreobates sanctaecrucis (Harvey & Keck, 1995)
| |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Ischnocnema sanctaecrucis is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae. It is endemic to Bolivia where it is known from the Santa Cruz and Cochabamba Departments.[2] It is an uncommon, terrestrial frog inhabiting the Yungas forest (humid montane forest, including cloud forest, of the Andean slopes); it tolerates disturbed habitats. It has been found under rocks; males have been observed perching on small secondary vegetation. It is not considered threatened by the IUCN. Its range includes the Carrasco and Amboró National Parks.[1]
Description
Oreobates sanctaecrucis are medium-sized among the Oreobates; adults measure 35–48 mm (1.4–1.9 in) in snout–vent length. The head is large and wider than long; the snout is short. The dorsum is pale brown to dark brown with cream flecks; the skin is granular, with round keratinized granules and small, sparse, low, flat warts.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Oreobates sanctaecrucis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T57106A154333174. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T57106A154333174.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/57106/154333174. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2022). "Oreobates sanctaecrucis (Harvey and Keck, 1995)". 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-sanctaecrucis. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ↑ Padial, José M.; Chaparro, Juan C.; De La Riva, Ignacio (2008). "Systematics of Oreobates and the Eleutherodactylus discoidalis species group (Amphibia, Anura), based on two mitochondrial DNA genes and external morphology". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 152 (4): 737–773. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2007.00372.x. https://zenodo.org/record/5442692.
Wikidata ☰ Q1611450 entry
 |  |
