Pristimantis medemi

Pristimantis medemi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Strabomantidae
Genus: Pristimantis
Species:
P. medemi
Binomial name
Pristimantis medemi
(Lynch, 1994)
Synonyms
  • Eleutherodactylus medemi Lynch, 1994

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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Pristimantis medemi (Lynch, 1994) | Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
  3. ^ 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).
  4. ^ 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).