Endangered
Pristimantis ecuadorensis
Pristimantis ecuadorensis
Pristimantis ecuadorensis, also known as Ecuadorian rainfrog, is a rainfrog in the family Strabomantidae that is endemic to Ecuador.
Appearance
Adult males measure 25.4 and 27.4 mm (1.00 and 1.08 in) (based on two specimens only) and females 37.1–40.5 mm (1.46–1.59 in) (based on four specimens) in snout–vent length. The dorsum is greenish yellow with transverse black stripes that may form a reticulated pattern. Forearms and legs are greenish yellow with black bars.
Range and habitat
Pristimantis ecuadorensis is known from primary forest as well as banana and sugar cane plantations bordering native forest. Males have also been heard calling from these microhabitats. Pristimantis ecuadorensis, also known as Ecuadorian rainfrog, is a rainfrog in the family Strabomantidae that is endemic to Ecuador.
Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.
Breeding
Direct-developing rainfrogs live in wet forest. They do not need a pond, which is why a logged hillside can erase a species.
Calling males and egg sites define most frog field work. A species known from one ridge is as narrow as it sounds.
In crisis
As currently defined, Pristimantis ornatissimus occurs at elevations below 1,100 m (3,600 ft), whereas Pristimantis ecuadorensis is known from 1,450–1,480 m (4,760–4,860 ft) above sea level. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has not yet assessed this species, but following their criteria, the new species probably qualifies as "Endangered".
Direct-developing frogs vanish with the forest floor. There is no pond population waiting off-site.
Pristimantis ecuadorensis is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.
Sources
Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Pristimantis ecuadorensis, Wikidata item Q29075140. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.
