Elachistocleis pearsei

Elachistocleis pearsei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Microhylidae
Genus: Elachistocleis
Species:
E. pearsei
Binomial name
Elachistocleis pearsei
(Ruthven, 1914)
Synonyms[2]
  • Hypopachus pearsei Ruthven, 1914
  • Relictivomer pearsei (Ruthven, 1914)
  • Engystoma pearsei (Ruthven, 1914)

Elachistocleis pearsei (common name: Colombian plump frog) is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae.[1][2][3] It is found in the Pacific versant of western Costa Rica,[2] Panama, Caribbean lowlands of Colombia and into the Magdalena River Valley, and in northwest Venezuela.[1][2] The specific name pearsei honors Arthur Sperry Pearse, an American zoologist.[4]

Elachistocleis pearsei was until 2012 considered to form monotypic genus Relictivomer, but in molecular phylogeny Elachistocleis pearsei is nested within other Elachistocleis, leading to resurrection of name Elachistocleis pearsei.[5]

Elachistocleis pearsei is a nocturnal and fossorial lowland frog occurring at elevations less than 750 m (2,460 ft). Its range extends from lowland dry forests to premontane rain/wet forests. Breeding takes place in temporary and permanent pools after the rains. It probably is locally impacted by habitat loss.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2021). "Elachistocleis pearsei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T57993A54352618. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T57993A54352618.en. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference Frost was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Beolens et al. 2013 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ De Sá, R. O.; Streicher, J. W.; Sekonyela, R.; Forlani, M. C.; Loader, S. P.; Greenbaum, E.; Richards, S.; Haddad, C. L. F. B. (2012). "Molecular phylogeny of microhylid frogs (Anura: Microhylidae) with emphasis on relationships among New World genera". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 12: 241. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-12-241. PMC 3561245. PMID 23228209.