Pristimantis gladiator explained

Pristimantis gladiator (common name: Papallacta Valley robber frog) is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae.It is found on the Amazonian slopes of the Andes in Ecuador (Napo Province, Imbabura Province) and southern Colombia (Putumayo Department). Its elevational range is 2270m-2910mm (7,450feet-9,550feetm) asl.^[1]

Description

Pristimantis gladiator has a brown to orange-brown dorsum with dark brown markings, and a black groin with orange to red spots. Adult males measure 15mm17mm in snout–vent length; adult females are unknown.^[2]

Habitat and conservation

Its natural habitats are páramo grassland, cloud forest, and clearings. They are hiding by day under rocks and logs.^[2] It is threatened by habitat loss.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pristimantis gladiator (Lynch, 1976) . Frost, Darrel R. . 2022 . Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1 . American Museum of Natural History . 21 October 2022.
2. Guayasamin . J. M. . Funk . W. C. . 2009 . The amphibian community at Yanayacu Biological Station, Ecuador, with a comparison of vertical microhabitat use among Pristimantis species and the description of a new species of the Pristimantis myersi group . Zootaxa . 2220 . 41–66 . 10.11646/zootaxa.2220.1.2 .