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(Redirected from Eleutherodactylus shrevei) Species of amphibian

Pristimantis shrevei
Conservation status

Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Strabomantidae
Genus: Pristimantis
Species: P. shrevei
Binomial name
Pristimantis shrevei
(Schwartz, 1967)
Synonyms
  • Eleutherodactylus urichi shrevei Schwartz, 1967
  • Eleutherodactylus shrevei Schwartz, 1967

Pristimantis shrevei is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae. It is endemic to Saint Vincent, the West Indies. Its common name is Saint Vincent frog.

Etymology

The specific name, shrevei, is in honor of American herpetologist Benjamin Shreve.

Geographic range and habitat

P. shrevei is endemic to Saint Vincent, an island in the Caribbean Lesser Antilles that is part of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Its natural habitats are rainforests forest edge, and montane meadows at elevations of 275–922 m (902–3,025 ft) above sea level. It lives both on the ground and on vegetation.

Description

Males measure 20.8–23.4 mm (0.82–0.92 in) and females 23.5–34.2 mm (0.93–1.35 in) in snout–vent length. P. shrevei has a rich wood-brown to rich tan dorsum. There is a dark interocular bar bordering the snout; otherwise the dorsal patterning varies, some individuals are patternless whereas others have a broad dark brown scapular "W" and other patterns. The ventral surface is creamy. The sides are red, as are the undersides of both fore- and hindlimbs.

The call is a two-note call, emitted from the leaves of trees and shrubs.

Conservation status

P. shrevei is threatened by habitat loss caused by urbanization, tourism development, and agriculture.

References

  1. ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2021). "Pristimantis shrevei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T56961A3053698. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T56961A3053698.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ Schwartz, Albert (1967). "Frogs of the genus Eleutherodactylus in the Lesser Antilles". Studies on the Fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands. 24 (91): 1–62. (Eleutherodactylus urichi shrevei, new subspecies, p. 13)
  3. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Pristimantis shrevei (Schwartz, 1967)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  4. ^ S. Blair Hedges (2015). "Lesser Antilles". Caribherp: Amphibians and reptiles of Caribbean Islands. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  5. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. 2013. The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Exeter, England: Pelagic Publishing Ltd. 262 pp. ISBN 978-1-907807-41-1. (Pristimantis shrevei, p. 197).

Further reading

  • Kaiser H, Hardy JD Jr, Green DM. 1994. Taxonomic status of Caribbean and South American frogs currently ascribed to Eleutherodactylus urichi (Anura: Leptodactylidae). Copeia 1994: 780-796. (Eleutherodactylus shrevei).
  • Malhotra, Anita; Thorpe, Roger S. (1999), Reptiles & Amphibians of the Eastern Caribbean, London: Macmillan Education Ltd., pp. 99–100, ISBN 0-333-69141-5.
  • Schwartz A, Thomas R. 1975. A Check-list of West Indian Amphibians and Reptiles. Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication No. 1. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Carnegie Museum of Natural History. 216 pp. (Eleutherodactylus urichi shrevei, p. 38).
Taxon identifiers
Pristimantis shrevei
Eleutherodactylus shrevei
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