Pristimantis scolodiscus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Strabomantidae |
Genus: | Pristimantis |
Species: | P. scolodiscus
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Binomial name | |
Pristimantis scolodiscus (
Lynch and Burrowes, 1990)
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Pristimantis scolodiscus is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae. It is found on the Pacific slopes of the Andes in northern Ecuador ( Esmeraldas and Carchi Provinces) and in the Colombian Massif in the Nariño Department in the adjacent south-western Colombia. Its elevational range is 1,200–1,780 m (3,940–5,840 ft) above sea level. [3] [4] [5]
Males measure 17.6–20.4 mm (0.69–0.80 in) and females 18.4–22.3 mm (0.72–0.88 in) in snout–vent length. The dorsum is slightly granular and (pale) orange in colouration, sometimes with brown specks; the belly is white. The iris is greyish blue. The tympanum is indistinct. The males have vocal sacks. The disk of the third finger has a papilla on its tip, hence the specific name scolodiscus, from Greek skolos (pointed) and diskus (disk). [2] [5]
Pristimantis scolodiscus inhabit dense, undisturbed cloud forests. [1] [4] [5] They are nocturnal and usually found active on vegetation 1–3 m (3 ft 3 in – 9 ft 10 in) above the ground, sometimes along streams. [1] [2] [5]
The species is threatened by habitat loss caused by agricultural development. Also chytridiomycosis might be a threat. It occurs in the La Planada National Reserve in Colombia—its type locality—and might occur in the Reserva Ecológica Cotacachi-Cayapas in Ecuador. [1]