Yunganastes mercedesae
Yunganastes mercedesae is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae. It is found in Bolivia and southern Peru. It is sometimes known as Mercedes' robber frog.[2] It is named after Mercedes S. Foster, who collected the holotype and was acknowledged for her herpetological collection efforts in South America.[3]
| Yunganastes mercedesae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Strabomantidae |
| Genus: | Yunganastes |
| Species: | Y. mercedesae |
| Binomial name | |
| Yunganastes mercedesae (Lynch and McDiarmid, 1987) | |
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Description
Yunganastes mercedesae is a beautiful frog with a striking colour pattern: the dorsum is medium brown with irregular, light green splotches and some black marks, and black eyestripe and lip marks.[3] It is still known from relatively few individuals. Based on three adult males and two adult females, males measure 42–52 mm (1.7–2.0 in) in snout–vent length, whereas females are much larger at 62–63 mm (2.4–2.5 in) SVL.[4]
Habitat
Yunganastes mercedesae is a rare frog inhabiting Andean cloud forest at moderate elevations (1400–1950 m).[4]
References
- IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Yunganastes mercedesae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T56760A89207721. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T56760A89207721.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- Frost, Darrel R. (2022). "Yunganastes mercedesae (Lynch and McDiarmid, 1987)". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- Lynch, J. D.; McDiarmid, R. W. (1987). "Two new species of Eleutherodactylus (Amphibia: Anura: Leptodactylidae) from Bolivia". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 100: 337–346.
- Padial, J. M.; R. W. McDiarmid & I. De la Riva (2006). "Distribution and morphological variation of Eleutherodactylus mercedesae Lynch & McDiarmid, 1987 (Amphibia, Anura, Leptodactylidae) with first record for Peru" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1278: 49–56. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1278.1.2.