Gastrotheca griswoldi

Gastrotheca griswoldi is a species of frog in the family Hemiphractidae. The species is endemic to central Peru.

Gastrotheca griswoldi

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hemiphractidae
Genus: Gastrotheca
Species:
G. griswoldi
Binomial name
Gastrotheca griswoldi
Shreve, 1941
Synonyms[2]
  • Gastrotheca boliviana griswoldi
    Shreve, 1941
  • Gastrotheca marsupiata bifasciata
    Vellard, 1957
  • Gastrotheca (Opisthodelphys) griswoldi
    — Dubois, 1987
  • Gastrotheca (Gastrotheca) griswoldi
    — Duellman, 2015

Geographic range

G. griswoldi is known from the Huánuco, Junín, and Pasco Regions of Peru.[2]

Etymology

The specific name, griswoldi, honours John Augustus Griswold Jr (1912–1991), an American aviculturist and ornithologist.[3]

Common names

The "common name", Griswold's marsupial frog, has been coined for G. griswoldi.[2][3]

Habitat

The natural habitats of G. griswoldi are dry puna grasslands, including traditionally cultivated arable land, at elevations of 3,000–4,020 m (9,840–13,190 ft) asl[1].

Conservation status

G. griswoldi is a relatively abundant species that does not appear to face major threats.[1]

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References
  1. Angulo A, Sinsch U, Lehr E, Aguilar Puntriano C (2004). "Gastrotheca griswoldi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T55337A11295263. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55337A11295263.en.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2017). "Gastrotheca griswoldi Shreve, 1941". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Exeter, England: Pelagic Publishing. p. 85. ISBN 978-1-907807-42-8.

Further reading
  • Shreve B (1941). "Notes on Ecuadorian and Peruvian Reptiles and Amphibians with Descriptions of New Forms". Proc. New England Zool. Club 18: 71–84. (Gastrotheca boliviana griswoldi, new subspecies, p. 83).


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