Pristimantis pruinatus

Pristimantis pruinatus is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae. It is endemic to Venezuela and only known from its type locality, the summit of Cerro Yaví (2,150 m (7,050 ft) above sea level), a sandstone table-top mountain (tepui) in the Amazonas State.[1][3] The specific name pruinatus refers to the frosted appearance of this frog when alive and is derived from the Latin pruina (="frost") and -atus (="pertaining to").[2]

Pristimantis pruinatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Strabomantidae
Genus: Pristimantis
Species:
P. pruinatus
Binomial name
Pristimantis pruinatus
(Myers and Donnelly, 1996)
Synonyms
  • Eleutherodactylus pruinatus Myers and Donnelly, 1996[2]
Cerro Yaví
Cerro Yaví
Cerro Yaví

Description

The type series consists of two females measuring about 27 mm (1.1 in) and one male measuring about 22 mm (0.87 in) in snout–vent length. The body is uniformly blackish with fine, silvery frosting dorsally. The dorsum has granular skin; ventral skin is coarsely areolate. The tympanum is small. The snout is rounded. The upper eyelids have small flat warts. The fingers and toes lack webbing.[2]

Habitat and conservation

It has been collected on low vegetation and in a small cave in montane tepui forest. It is nocturnal. No threats to this species are known.[1]

References
  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Pristimantis pruinatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T56881A109539818. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T56881A109539818.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. Myers, C. W. & Donnelly, M. A. (1996). "A new herpetofauna from Cerro Yaví, Venezuela: First results of the Robert G. Goelet American Museum–Terramar Expedition to the northwestern tepuis". American Museum Novitates (3172): 1–56. hdl:2246/3631.
  3. Frost, Darrel R. (2022). "Pristimantis pruinatus (Myers and Donnelly, 1996)". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
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