Pristimantis riveti is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae. It is endemic to Ecuador and as currently understood, only known with certainty from its type locality, Mount Mirador near the border between Carchi and Sucumbíos Provinces.[2][3][4] Records from elsewhere (e.g., IUCN Red List[1]) represent other species, including Pristimantis lutzae.[4] Common names Despax's robber frog[2] and Riveti robber frog have been proposed for it.[3]
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| The holotype of Pristimantis riveti (right), an adult female | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Strabomantidae |
| Genus: | Pristimantis |
| Species: | P. riveti
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| Binomial name | |
| Pristimantis riveti (Despax, 1911)
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Etymology
editThe specific name riveti honors Paul Rivet, French physician[5] who collected the holotype.[2][4]
Description
editAdult males measure 19–22 mm (0.7–0.9 in) and adult females 24–34 mm (0.9–1.3 in) in snout–vent length.[3] There are distinctive big white irregular blotches dispersed over the dorsal surface.[4]
Habitat and conservation
editPristimantis riveti occurs in páramo habitats on the ground or low in vegetation (Cortaderia and terrestrial bromeliads).[3] There are recent records of this species from elevations between 3,500 and 3,792 m (11,483 and 12,441 ft) above sea level.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2022). "Pristimantis riveti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T178692938A98653249. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
- ^ a b c d Frost, Darrel R. (2022). "Pristimantis riveti (Despax, 1911)". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.vz.0001. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ a b c d Carrión, J. C.; et al. (2019). Ron, S. R.; Merino-Viteri, A. & Ortiz, D. A. (eds.). "Pristimantis riveti". Anfibios del Ecuador. Version 2021.0. Museo de Zoología, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador (QCAZ). Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Páez, Nadia B. & Ron, Santiago R. (2019). "Systematics of Huicundomantis, a new subgenus of Pristimantis (Anura, Strabomantidae) with extraordinary cryptic diversity and eleven new species". ZooKeys (868): 1–112. Bibcode:2019ZooK..868....1P. doi:10.3897/zookeys.868.26766. PMC 6687670. PMID 31406482.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael & Grayson, Michael (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. p. 181. ISBN 978-1-907807-42-8.