Pristimantis esmeraldas is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae. It is found in north-eastern Ecuador in Esmeraldas and Manabí Provinces and in Valle del Cauca Department in Colombia.[2][3][4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Strabomantidae |
| Genus: | Pristimantis |
| Subgenus: | Pristimantis |
| Species: | P. esmeraldas
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| Pristimantis esmeraldas (Guayasamin, 2004)
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Description
editMales measure 15–17 mm (0.59–0.67 in) and females 21–22 mm (0.83–0.87 in) in snout–vent length. Dorsal skin is slightly granular. Flanks are slightly granulated with some tubercles in most males and females. Venter is finely warted. There are no gular or dorsolateral folds.[4]
Fecundity is low, 6–10 eggs based on two females.[4]
Habitat and conservation
editThe species' natural habitat is evergreen lowland tropical forest.[1] The Colombian record is based on two females collected from a forest, perching in vegetation some 1.7 m above ground.[5]
Pristimantis esmeraldas is likely impacted by habitat loss caused by smallholder farming and subsistence wood extraction.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2019). "Pristimantis esmeraldas". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T56589A85864265. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T56589A85864265.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Pristimantis esmeraldas (Guayasamin, 2004)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- ^ Acosta-Galvis, A.R. (2015). "Pristimantis esmeraldas (Guayasamin, 2004)". Lista de los Anfibios de Colombia V.05.2015.0. www.batrachia.com. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ^ a b c Frenkel, C.; Varela-Jaramillo, A. & Guayasamín, J. M. (2012–2015). "Hyloxalus mystax". Ron, S. R., Guayasamin, J. M., Yanez-Muñoz, M. H., Merino-Viteri, A., Ortiz, D. A. and Nicolalde, D. A. 2014. AmphibiaWebEcuador. Version 2014.0. Museo de Zoología, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador (QCAZ). Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ^ Ospina-Sarria, J. J.; D. A. Velásquez-Trujillo & W. Bolívar-García (2015). "First records of the two poorly known Terrarana frogs Pristimantis esmeraldas (Guayasamin, 2004) and Strabomantis necerus (Lynch, 1975) (Amphibia: Anura: Craugastoridae) for Colombia". Herpetology Notes. 8: 27–30.