Silverstoneia erasmios
| Silverstoneia erasmios | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Dendrobatidae |
| Genus: | Silverstoneia |
| Species: | S. erasmios
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| Binomial name | |
| Silverstoneia erasmios | |
| Synonyms | |
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Colostethus erasmios Rivero and Serna, 2000 "1995" | |
Silverstoneia erasmios is a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae. It is endemic to Colombia where it is known from the Cordillera Occidental and Cordillera Central in the Antioquia Department.[2][3]
Validity of this species is uncertain; females are indistinguishable from Silverstoneia nubicola but males are unknown. Its higher altitudinal range (to 1,940 m (6,360 ft) asl) than Silverstoneia nubicola (maximum elevation 1,300–1,600 m (4,300–5,200 ft)) suggests that it might be a distinct species. Other data (males, vocalizations, DNA samples) are needed to resolve this question.[4]
Description[edit]
Adult females measure 21–22 mm (0.83–0.87 in) in snout–vent length (based on two specimens); males are unknown. Ventral colouration is immaculate. Thigh colouration is light.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2019). "Silverstoneia erasmios". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T55076A85893306. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T55076A85893306.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Silverstoneia erasmios (Rivero and Serna, 2000)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ^ Acosta-Galvis, A.R. (2014). "Silverstoneia erasmios (Rivero & Serna, 2000 "1995")". Lista de los Anfibios de Colombia V.05.2015.0. www.batrachia.com. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ^ a b Grant, T.; Myers, C. W. (2013). "Review of the frog genus Silverstoneia, with descriptions of five new species from the Colombian Chocó (Dendrobatidae: Colostethinae)". American Museum Novitates (3784): 1–58. doi:10.1206/3784.2. hdl:2246/6450. S2CID 84059309.