Pristimantis dorado
Pristimantis dorado is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae.[2] It is native to the forests of Colombia.[3] The first specimen was found calling in roadside bushes in cloud forest near Chingaza National Natural Park at 2,650 m. The frog is less than 2 cm long and can be distinguished from closely related species by its metallic golden iris with a horizontal brown streak.[4]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Strabomantidae |
| Genus: | Pristimantis |
| Species: | P. dorado |
| Binomial name | |
| Pristimantis dorado Rivera-Correa, Lamadrid-Feris, and Crawford, 2016 | |
References
- John Lynch, Luis A. Coloma, Santiago Ron (2019). "Pristimantis dorado". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T120045943A120045947. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T120045943A120045947.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - "Pristimantis dorado Rivera-Correa, Lamadrid-Feris, and Crawford, 2016 | Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
- "New Golden Frog Species Discovered in Colombia Named for Legendary City of Gold | Newsdesk". newsdesk.si.edu. Retrieved 2017-04-10.
- Blackman, Stuart (2016). "New Species. Golden Frog". Wildlife. 34 (7): 15.
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