Pristimantis pruinatus

Pristimantis pruinatus is a species of frog in the family Craugastoridae. 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

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Craugastoridae
Genus: Pristimantis
Species:
P. pruinatus
Binomial name
Pristimantis pruinatus
(Myers and Donnelly, 1996)
Synonyms

Eleutherodactylus pruinatus Myers and Donnelly, 1996[2]

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]

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References
  1. Señaris, C. & La Marca, E. (2004). "Pristimantis pruinatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T56881A11536405. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T56881A11536405.en.
  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.
  3. Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Pristimantis pruinatus (Myers and Donnelly, 1996)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
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