Pristimantis inusitatus

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Pristimantis inusitatus

Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Strabomantidae
Genus:	Pristimantis
Subgenus:	Pristimantis
Species:	P. inusitatus
Binomial name
*Pristimantis inusitatus* (Lynch and Duellman [fr], 1980)
Synonyms^[3]
Eleutherodactylus inusitatus Lynch and Duellman, 1980^[2]

Pristimantis inusitatus is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae. It is endemic to Ecuador and known from scattered localities along the eastern slopes of the Andes.^[1]^[3]^[4] Common name barking robber frog has been coined for it.^[3]

Etymology

The specific name inusitatus is derived from Latin in- (=negation) and usitatus (="usual" or "common"), meaning "rare or uncommon". The species was described based on three specimens collected from three separate locations.^[2]

Description

Males measure 15–23 mm (0.59–0.91 in) and females 17–26 mm (0.67–1.02 in) in snout–vent length.^[4] The snout is subacuminate in dorsal view and protruding in lateral profile and has a pointed tip. The canthus rostralis is sharp. The tympanum is prominent. Both fingers and toes bear broad discs and have lateral fringes. Dorsal skin is shagreened or smooth; there are large warts laterally. Females are dorsally green.^[2] Male coloration varies from green to pinkish brown with dark brown markings.^[4] The limbs have faint brown bars. The venter is white.^[2]

Habitat and conservation

Its natural habitat is cloud forest at elevations of 1,300–2,160 m (4,270–7,090 ft) above sea level. It occurs in low vegetation near streams.^[1]^[4] It is threatened by habitat loss caused by agriculture, logging, and human settlement.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2022). "Pristimantis inusitatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T56676A98651312. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Lynch, J. D.; Duellman, W. E. (1980). "The Eleutherodactylus of the Amazonian slopes of the Ecuadorian Andes (Anura: Leptodactylidae)". Miscellaneous Publication, Museum of Natural History, University of Kansas. 69: 1–86.
^ ^a ^b ^c Frost, Darrel R. (2022). "Pristimantis inusitatus (Lynch and Duellman, 1980)". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Varela-Jaramillo A.; et al. (2016). "Pristimantis inusitatus". Ron, S. R., Guayasamin, J. M., Yanez-Muñoz, M. H., Merino-Viteri, A., Ortiz, D. A. and Nicolalde, D. A. 2016. AmphibiaWebEcuador. Version 2016.0. Museo de Zoología, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador (QCAZ). Retrieved 25 July 2017.

Taxon identifiers
Pristimantis inusitatus	Wikidata: Q4456662 Wikispecies: Pristimantis inusitatus ADW: Pristimantis_inusitatus AmphibiaWeb: 2983 ARKive: pristimantis-inusitatus ASW: Pristimantis-inusitatus CoL: 4MJFK EoL: 337104 GBIF: 2425101 iNaturalist: 66699 ITIS: 775590 IUCN: 56676 NCBI: 448703 Observation.org: 204921 Open Tree of Life: 885027
Eleutherodactylus inusitatus	Wikidata: Q3006805 CoL: 399CR GBIF: 2425102 IRMNG: 10230766 ITIS: 663520 Open Tree of Life: 885027

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