Leptodactylus peritoaktites
| Leptodactylus peritoaktites | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Leptodactylidae |
| Genus: | Leptodactylus |
| Species: | L. peritoaktites
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| Binomial name | |
| Leptodactylus peritoaktites Heyer, 2005
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Leptodactylus peritoaktites, the coastal dweller thin-toed frog, coastal Ecuador smoky jungle frog, or rana dedilarga de la costa, is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae. It is endemic to Ecuador.[2][3][1]
Description
The adult male frog measures 124 to 146.3 mm (4.88 to 5.76 in) in snout-vent length and the adult female frog 115.3–133.1 mm (4.54–5.24 in). This frog has a large, robust body. The skin of the dorsum is brown with two bands. The upper lip has dark marks on it, some reaching each eye. The tympanum and flanks are dark brown. The forelegs have dark stripes across them. The ventral area is brown with cream-white spots.[3][4]
Etymology
Scientists named the frog peritoaktites from the Greek peritos for "west" and aktites for "coastal dweller."[4]
Habitat
Scientists observed the frog in rainforests in western Ecuador as high as 600 metres (2,000 ft) above sea level.[4][1]
Scientists saw the frog inside some protected places: Bosque Protector la Perla, Mache-Chindul Ecological Reserve, and the Reserva Jama-Coaque.[1]
Relationship to humans
Local people sometimes catch this frog to eat.[1]
Reproduction
Scientists believe this frog has young in streams.[1]
Threats
The IUCN classifies this frog as endangered. The principal threats are deforestation in favor of agriculture and unsustainable timber harvesting.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. (2022). "Leptodactylus peritoaktites". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022 e.T136080A98658039. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T136080A98658039.en. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. "Leptodactylus peritoaktites Heyer, 2005". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved January 5, 2026.
- ^ a b Morley Read; Andrea Varela-Jaramillo; Santiago Ron; Gabriela Pazmiño-Armijos (September 26, 2022). Santiago Ron (ed.). "Leptodactylus peritoaktites Heyer, 2005". AmphibiaWeb (in Spanish). University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved January 5, 2026.
- ^ a b c Heyer WR (2005). "Variation and taxonomic clarification of the large species of the Leptodactylus pentadactylus species group (Amphibia: Leptodactylidae) from Middle America, Northern South America, and Amazonia". Arquivos de Zoologia (Full text). 37: 269–348. doi:10.11606/issn.2176-7793.v37i3p269-348. Retrieved January 5, 2026.