Pristimantis ockendeni

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Pristimantis ockendeni

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Strabomantidae
Genus: Pristimantis
Species:
P. ockendeni
Binomial name
Pristimantis ockendeni
(Boulenger, 1912)
Synonyms
  • Eleutherodactylus ockendeni (Boulenger, 1912)
  • Eleutherodactylus anderssoni Lynch, 1968
  • Eleutherodactylus melini Bokermann, 1968

Pristimantis ockendeni is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae.[2] It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and possibly Bolivia. Its natural

montane forests
, and heavily degraded former forest.

Research published in early 2008 suggested that in Ecuador the species is actually at least three different

cryptic species that diverged at least 5 million years ago.[3][4]

References

  1. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T56803A11534464.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link
    )
  2. ^ "Pristimantis ockendeni (Boulenger, 1912) | Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
  3. ^ Giraffes And Frogs Provide More Evidence Of New Species Hidden In Plain Sight. Science Daily. January 2008 https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/12/071221094911.htm
  4. ^ Elmer, K.R., J.A. Dávila, and S.C. Lougheed. 2007. Cryptic diversity and deep divergence in an upper Amazonian frog, Eleutherodactylus ockendeni. BMC Evol. Biol. 7: 247.http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/7/247