Oreobates cruralis
| La Paz robber frog | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Strabomantidae |
| Genus: | Oreobates |
| Species: | O. cruralis
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| Binomial name | |
| Oreobates cruralis (Boulenger, 1902)
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Oreobates cruralis, also known as the La Paz robber frog, is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae.[2] It is found in Bolivia, Peru, and possibly Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, plantations, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forest.
Genetics
In 2017, O. cruralis was used as a case study for analyzing species with large genomes, producing the first de novo transcriptome assembly for a South American amphibian.[3] Functional annotation revealed a high proportion of genes associated with the immune system, defense mechanisms, and potential antioxidant activity in internal organs. The data also suggested a potential adaptation for myrmecophagy, though this dietary habit has not yet been confirmed by ecological studies.[3]
References
- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Oreobates cruralis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020 e.T88380950A3042234. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T88380950A3042234.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ "Oreobates cruralis (Boulenger, 1902) | Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
- ^ a b Montero-Mendieta, Santiago; Grabherr, Manfred; Lantz, Henrik; Riva, Ignacio De la; Leonard, Jennifer A.; Webster, Matthew T.; Vilà, Carles (2017-09-01). "A practical guide to build de-novo assemblies for single tissues of non-model organisms: the example of a Neotropical frog". PeerJ. 5 e3702. doi:10.7717/peerj.3702. ISSN 2167-8359. PMC 5582611. PMID 28879061.