Oreobates sanctaecrucis

Ischnocnema sanctaecrucis is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae. It is endemic to Bolivia where it is known from the Santa Cruz and Cochabamba Departments.[2] It is an uncommon, terrestrial frog inhabiting the Yungas forest (humid montane forest, including cloud forest, of the Andean slopes); it tolerates disturbed habitats. It has been found under rocks; males have been observed perching on small secondary vegetation. It is not considered threatened by the IUCN. Its range includes the Carrasco and Amboró National Parks.[1]

Oreobates sanctaecrucis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Strabomantidae
Genus: Oreobates
Species:
O. sanctaecrucis
Binomial name
Oreobates sanctaecrucis
(Harvey & Keck, 1995)
Synonyms
  • Ischnocnema sanctaecrucis Harvey & Keck, 1995

Description

Oreobates sanctaecrucis are medium-sized among the Oreobates; adults measure 35–48 mm (1.4–1.9 in) in snout–vent length. The head is large and wider than long; the snout is short. The dorsum is pale brown to dark brown with cream flecks; the skin is granular, with round keratinized granules and small, sparse, low, flat warts.[3]

References
  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Oreobates sanctaecrucis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T57106A154333174. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T57106A154333174.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2022). "Oreobates sanctaecrucis (Harvey and Keck, 1995)". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  3. Padial, José M.; Chaparro, Juan C.; De La Riva, Ignacio (2008). "Systematics of Oreobates and the Eleutherodactylus discoidalis species group (Amphibia, Anura), based on two mitochondrial DNA genes and external morphology". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 152 (4): 737–773. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2007.00372.x.
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