Pristimantis educatoris

Pristimantis educatoris is a species of frogs found in Costa Rica, Panama, and Colombia. It is similar to—and prior to its description in 2010—confused with Pristimantis caryophyllaceus.[2][3] The species was first found in 2002 while researchers were working on a way to save Panama's frogs from extinction from the deadly amphibian disease chytridiomycosis. The species was discovered in Omar Torrijos National Park in Coclé Province, Panama.[1][4]

Pristimantis educatoris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Craugastoridae
Genus: Pristimantis
Species:
P. educatoris
Binomial name
Pristimantis educatoris
Ryan, Lips, and Giermakowski, 2010[1]

Description

Pristimantis educatoris is a thin, long-limbed, small species of frog. Males measure 19–20 mm (0.75–0.79 in) in snout–vent length and females 21–37 mm (0.83–1.46 in). They have a relatively large head and big eyes. Their dorsal ground colour varies from light tan to medium brown.[1]

The female guards her eggs that hatch as fully developed froglets, without free-lifing tadpole stage. Clutch size is about 20 eggs and development takes about 24–28 days.[1]

Pristimantis educatoris occur in secondary forests with a well-developed understory of palms and herbaceous plants. They are active during the night and most often found perching on leaves about one metre above the ground.[1]

References
  1. Ryan, Mason J.; Karen R. Lips & J. Tomasz Giermakowski (2010). "New species of Pristimantis (Anura: Terrarana: Strabomantinae) from lower Central America". Journal of Herpetology. 44 (2): 193–200. doi:10.1670/08-280.1. S2CID 21212813.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Pristimantis educatoris Ryan, Lips, and Giermakowski, 2010". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  3. "Pristimantis educatoris". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  4. Hance, Jeremy (June 6, 2010). "Two new frogs discovered in Panama amidst amphibian plague". Mongabay. Retrieved June 7, 2010.
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