Phrynopus remotum
| Phrynopus remotum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Strabomantidae |
| Genus: | Phrynopus |
| Species: | P. remotum
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| Binomial name | |
| Phrynopus remotum Chávez, Ayachi & Catenazzi, 2020
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Phrynopus remotum is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae.[1] It is native to the central Andes of Peru in the Department of Huánuco at elevations of 3,730 meters.[2] The frog is found in a single locality in a section of highlands adjacent to Marañón Dry valley in habitats such as grasslands, cloud forests, and alongside temporary streams. It can be found under rocks, moss, and other cover. The frog is small, with males reaching 19.3 to 23.3 mm (0.76 to 0.92 in) SVL and females 28.7 mm (1.13 in) SVL.[3] Due to the lack of sufficient water in its habitat, these frogs will lay their eggs in damp areas and the tadpoles will undergo metamorphosis inside the egg, later hatching as fully formed froglets.
The specific name remotum comes from the remote areas the frog is found in, which took over thirty hours of travelling through harsh terrain to reach.[4] The only other amphibian that was found in the same habitat as Phrynopus remotum was the Peru marsupial frog (Gastrotheca peruana), which also does not have aquatic tadpoles.
References[edit]
- ^ "Phrynopus remotum Chávez, García Ayachi, and Catenazzi, 2020 | Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
- ^ Chávez, Ayachi, Catenazzi, Germán, Luis, Alessandro (24 June 2020). "A new species of frog (Terrarana, Strabomantidae, Phrynopus) from the Peruvian Andean grasslands". PeerJ. 8: e9433. doi:10.7717/peerj.9433. PMC 7320723. PMID 32612895.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "[Herpetology • 2020] Phrynopus remotum • A New Species of Frog (Terrarana, Strabomantidae) from the Peruvian Andean Grasslands". Species New to Science. 25 June 2020.
- ^ Nicoletti, Angela (10 July 2020). "Meet Phrynopus remotum—the world's newest frog to get a name". PHYS.ORG.