Pristimantis adnus
Pristimantis adnus is a species of frogs endemic to Panama; it is only known from its type locality in Serranía del Sapo, Darién Province.[2] The species was found while researchers were working on a way to save Panama's frogs from extinction from the deadly amphibian disease chytridiomycosis. The frog was collected in Panama's Darién Province in 2003 and described as a new species in 2010. The name of the species is a Latinized version of the Spanish term for DNA which is ADN.[3][1]
| Pristimantis adnus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Craugastoridae |
| Genus: | Pristimantis |
| Species: | P. adnus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pristimantis adnus Crawford, Ryan, and Jaramillo, 2010[1] | |
Description
Pristimantis adnus is known from two males. They were small frogs, measuring 19–20 mm (0.75–0.79 in) in snout–vent length, but reproductively mature. Their dorsum was shagreen with some scattered enlarged granules. They were found in the leaf litter during the day at elevations of about 700–800 m (2,300–2,600 ft) asl.[1]
References
- Crawford, Andrew J.; Mason J. Ryan & César A. Jaramillo (2010). "A new species of Pristimantis (Anura: Strabomantidae) from the Pacific Coast of the Darien Province, Panama, with a molecular analysis of its phylogenetic position". Herpetologica. 66 (2): 192–206. doi:10.1655/09-018R1.1.
- Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Pristimantis adnus Crawford, Ryan, and Jaramillo, 2010". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
- Hance, Jeremy (June 6, 2010). "Two new frogs discovered in Panama amidst amphibian plague". Mongabay. Retrieved June 7, 2010.