Pristimantis medemi
| Pristimantis medemi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Strabomantidae |
| Genus: | Pristimantis |
| Species: | P. medemi
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| Binomial name | |
| Pristimantis medemi (Lynch, 1994)
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Pristimantis medemi is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae.[2] The species is endemic to Colombia.
Etymology
The specific name, medemi, is in honor of Federico Medem, who was a Colombian herpetologist of Baltic German descent.[3]
Geographic distribution
Pristimantis medemi is found in central Colombia, in the departments of Caquetá, Casanare, Cundinamarca, and Meta.[1]
Habitat
The natural habitats of Pristimantis medemi are tropical moist lowland forests, moist montane forests, rivers, plantations, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forests,[4] at elevations of 450–2,400 m (1,480–7,870 ft).[1]
Conservation status
Pristimantis medemi is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Pristimantis medemi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018 e.T56750A3048815. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T56750A3048815.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ "Pristimantis medemi (Lynch, 1994) | Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Amphisbaena medemi, p. 174).
- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Pristimantis medemi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018 e.T56750A3048815. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T56750A3048815.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
Further reading
- Lynch, J.D. (1994). "Two new species of the Eleutherodactylus conspicillatus group (Amphibia: Leptodactylidae) from the Cordillera Oriental of Colombia". Revista de la Academia Colombiana de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales. 19: 187–193. (Eleutherodactylus medemi, new species, p. 190).