Pristimantis medemi explained

Pristimantis medemi is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae.^[1] The species is endemic to Colombia.

Etymology

The specific name, medemi, is in honor of Federico Medem, who was a Colombian herpetologist of Baltic German descent.^[2]

Distribution and habitat

The natural habitats of P. medemi are tropical moist lowland forests, moist montane forests, rivers, plantations, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forest.^[3]

Conservation status

P. medemi is threatened by habitat loss.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pristimantis medemi (Lynch, 1994) Amphibian Species of the World . 2022-10-26 . amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org.
2. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Amphisbaena medemi, p. 174).
3. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group . 2018 . Pristimantis medemi . 2018 . e.T56750A3048815 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T56750A3048815.en . 18 November 2021.