Lynchius simmonsi explained

Lynchius simmonsi, also known as Simmons' big-headed frog, is a frog species in the family Strabomantidae. It is endemic to southern Ecuador where it is known from the type locality in the Cordillera del Cóndor, Morona-Santiago Province^[1] as well as from the adjacent Zamora-Chinchipe Province.^[2] Its natural habitat is subtropical old-growth forest. The type series was collected by day on the forest floor. The area was mined during the Cenepa War in 1995, and has consequently seen little human activity, although this may change through a proposed road.

Description

Lynchius simmonsi is a small frog; a subadult female measured 26mm in snout–vent length. The head is longer than wide; the snout is short. The dorsum is reddish brown with dark brown marks; the skin is uniformly granular, with small, round, elevated, keratinized granules.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lynchius simmonsi (Lynch, 1974) . Frost, Darrel R. . 2022 . Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1 . American Museum of Natural History . 15 October 2022.
2. Padial, J. M. . J. C. Chaparro . S. Castroviejo-Fisher . J. M. Guayasamin . E. Lehr . A. J. Delgado C. . M. Vaira . M. Teixeira Jr. . C. R. Aguayo-Vedia . I. De la Riva . amp . 2012 . A revision of species diversity in the Neotropical genus Oreobates (Anura: Strabomantidae), with the description of three new species from the Amazonian slopes of the Andes . American Museum Novitates . 3752 . 1–55 . 10.1206/3752.2. 2246/6321 . 82038414 .
3. Padial . José M. . Chaparro . Juan C. . De La Riva . Ignacio . amp . 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 . 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2007.00372.x . free .