Psychrophrynella boettgeri

Psychrophrynella boettgeri is a species of frog in the family Craugastoridae. It is endemic to Peru and only known from its type locality in the Limbani District, on the Cordillera Oriental of southeastern Peru.[1][3]

Psychrophrynella boettgeri

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Craugastoridae
Genus: Psychrophrynella
Species:
P. boettgeri
Binomial name
Psychrophrynella boettgeri
(Lehr, 2006)
Synonyms

Phrynopus boettgeri Lehr, 2006[2]

Psychrophrynella boettgeri inhabit cloud forest with small bushes and trees and small streams. They are found under rocks during the day.[1]

Deforestation is known to occur in the area of the type locality, representing a threat to this species.[1]

References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2019). "Microkayla boettgeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T136021A89219032. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  2. Lehr, E. (2006). "Taxonomic status of some species of Peruvian Phrynopus (Anura: Leptodactylidae), with the description of a new species from the Andes of southern Peru". Herpetologica. 62 (3): 331–347. doi:10.1655/0018-0831(2006)62[331:tsosso]2.0.co;2. JSTOR 3893490.
  3. Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Psychrophrynella boettgeri (Lehr, 2006)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 3 June 2015.


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