Oreobates pereger
Oreobates pereger, also known as the Ayacucho Andes frog, is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae. It is endemic to Peru where it is known from the eastern slopes of the Cordillera Oriental and Cordillera Vilcabamba mountain ranges.[2][3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Strabomantidae |
| Genus: | Oreobates |
| Species: | O. pereger |
| Binomial name | |
| Oreobates pereger (Lynch, 1975)[2] | |
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Description
Male Oreobates pereger grow to a snout–vent length of 21–25 mm (0.83–0.98 in) and females to 24–32 mm (0.94–1.26 in). The skin of dorsum and venter is smooth and with dark gray, reddish-brown, or dark gray-brown ground colour. The flanks are yellowish brown to dull yellow with an orange suffusion ventrally.[4]
Eggs are large and yellow, up to 4 mm (0.16 in) in diameter. Fecundity is about 18–20.[4]
Habitat and conservation
Oreobates pereger is a terrestrial frog inhabiting montane cloud forests[1] at elevations of 1,600–2,900 m (5,200–9,500 ft) above sea level.[3] It is threatened by habitat loss caused by agricultural expansion, wood collecting, and human settlement.[1]
References
- IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Oreobates pereger". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T57223A3056964. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T57223A3056964.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- Frost, Darrel R. (2022). "Oreobates pereger (Lynch, 1975)". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- Padial, J. M.; J. C. Chaparro; S. Castroviejo-Fisher; J. M. Guayasamin; E. Lehr; A. J. Delgado C.; M. Vaira; M. Teixeira Jr.; C. R. Aguayo-Vedia; I. De la Riva (2012). "A revision of species diversity in the Neotropical genus Oreobates (Anura: Strabomantidae), with the description of three new species from the Amazonian slopes of the Andes" (PDF). American Museum Novitates (3752): 1–55. doi:10.1206/3752.2. hdl:2246/6321. S2CID 82038414.
- Lynch, J. D. (1975). "A review of the Andean leptodactylid frog genus Phrynopus". Occasional Papers of the Museum of Natural History, University of Kansas. 35: 1–51.