Biology:Pristimantis moro

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Pristimantis moro
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Strabomantidae
Genus: Pristimantis
Subgenus: Hypodictyon
Species:
P. moro
Binomial name
Pristimantis moro
(Savage, 1965)
Synonyms[4]
  • Eleutherodactylus moro Savage, 1965[2]
  • Eleutherodactylus lehmanvalenciae Thornton, 1965[3]
  • Pristimantis moro — Heinicke, Duellman & Hedges, 2007

Pristimantis moro, also known as La Hondura robber frog, is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae.[4] It is found in lowland western Colombia (Valle del Cauca Department),[5] the Pacific versant of Panama, and the Atlantic versant of Costa Rica.[4]

Taxonomy

Pristimantis moro was described by Jay M. Savage in 1965 as Eleutherodactylus moro. The specific name moro honors John Luther Mohr, a specialist in anuran enterofauna.[2] The same species was described as Eleutherodactylus lehmanvalenciae by W. A. Thornton later in 1965,[3] thus making it junior synonym of Eleutherodactylus moro.[6] The specific name lehmanvalenciae honors Carlos Lehman Valencia, in recognition of "his many contributions furthering the knowledge of Colombian natural history".[3][7]

Description

Pristimantis moro is a small frog, with males growing to a snout–vent length (SVL) of 19.5 mm (0.77 in) and females to 25 mm (0.98 in) SVL.[8] The tympanum is distinct but small. The fingers and toes have distinct, rounded disks but no webbing.[2][3] The dorsum is uniformly green, turning reddish or orange-red in the head.[8][2][3] The lower surfaces are pale greenish yellow or creamy white, with the throat being yellowish.[3][2] The iris is reddish-orange.[8][2][3]

Habitat and conservation

Pristimantis moro lives in humid lowland and montane forests[1][8] from sea level[5][8] to 1,245 m (4,085 ft) above sea level.[1][8] It is a nocturnal and arboreal species living in the forest canopy. This, together with its small size, makes it difficult to observe, making it prone to under-recording. Threats to it are unknown. It is present in some protected areas in Panama and Costa Rica.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Pristimantis moro". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T56777A3049546. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T56777A3049546.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/56777/3049546. Retrieved 14 November 2021. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Savage, Jay M. (1965). "A new bromeliad frog of the genus Eleutherodactylus from Costa Rica". Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 64 (2): 106–110. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/42336.  (Eleutherodactylus moro, new species).
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Thornton WA (1965). "A New Frog of the Genus Eleutherodactylus from the Coastal Rain Forest of Colombia". Copeia 1965 (4): 425–427. doi:10.2307/1440990.  (Eleutherodactylus lehmanvalenciae, new species).
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Frost, Darrel R. (2022). "Pristimantis moro (Savage, 1965)". 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/Pristimantis/Pristimantis-moro. Retrieved 27 October 2022. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 "Pristimantis moro (Savage, 1965)". Lista de los Anfibios de Colombia V.07.2017.0. www.batrachia.com. 2017. https://www.batrachia.com/orden-anura/craugastoridae/pristimantis-moro/. Retrieved 3 December 2017. 
  6. Savage, Jay M. (1968). "The Distribution and Synonymy of the Neotropical Frog, Eleutherodactylus moro". Copeia 1968 (4): 878–879. doi:10.2307/1441867. 
  7. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Exeter, England: Pelagic Publishing Ltd. xiii + 262 pp. ISBN:978-1-907807-41-1. (Eleutherodactylus lehmanvalenciae, p. 122).
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 "Pristimantis moro Savage, 1965". Amphibians of Panama. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. http://biogeodb.stri.si.edu/amphibians/es/species/178/. Retrieved 3 December 2017. 

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