Psychrophrynella bagrecito

Bagrecito Andes frog
Conservation status
	; Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Craugastoridae
Genus:	Psychrophrynella
Species:	P. bagrecito
Binomial name
	Psychrophrynella bagrecito; (Lynch, 1986)
Synonyms
	Phrynopus bagrecito Lynch, 1986[2]

Psychrophrynella bagrecito is a species of frog in the family Craugastoridae. It is endemic to the Cusco Region, Peru, and found on the Amazonian slopes of the Andes at elevations of 1,830–2,740 m (6,000–8,990 ft) asl.[3] The specific name bagrecito is Spanish meaning a small catfish, and a nickname for David Cannatella, a colleague of John D. Lynch, the scientist who described the species from specimens collected from near Marcapata.[2]

Description

Psychrophrynella bagrecito are small frogs: adult males measure 14–16 mm (0.55–0.63 in) and females 14–19 mm (0.55–0.75 in) in snout–vent length. Skin on dorsum is shagreened, becoming more coarse on the lower back. Dorsum is striped with shades of brown. Venter has areolate skin and is white to cream with some brown mottling. Males have distended vocal sacs.[2]

Habitat and conservation

Species' natural habitat is montane cloud forest. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by small-scale agriculture and firewood collection.[1]

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References

IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2017. Psychrophrynella bagrecito. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T57200A89210307. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T57200A89210307.en. Downloaded on 29 September 2017.
Lynch, J. D. (1986). "New species of minute leptodactylid frogs from the Andes of Ecuador and Peru". Journal of Herpetology. 20 (3): 423–431. doi:10.2307/1564505. JSTOR 1564505.
Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Psychrophrynella bagrecito (Lynch, 1986)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2 June 2015.

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[IUCN-1] IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2017. Psychrophrynella bagrecito. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T57200A89210307. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T57200A89210307.en. Downloaded on 29 September 2017.

[Lynch-2] Lynch, J. D. (1986). "New species of minute leptodactylid frogs from the Andes of Ecuador and Peru". Journal of Herpetology. 20 (3): 423–431. doi:10.2307/1564505. JSTOR 1564505.

[frost-3] Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Psychrophrynella bagrecito (Lynch, 1986)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2 June 2015.