| Elachistocleis pearsei | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Microhylidae |
| Genus: | Elachistocleis |
| Species: | E. pearsei |
| Binomial name | |
| Elachistocleis pearsei (Ruthven, 1914) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Elachistocleis pearsei (common name: Colombian plump frog) is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is found in the Pacific versant of western Costa Rica, Panama, Caribbean lowlands of Colombia and into the Magdalena River Valley, and in northwest Venezuela. The specific name pearsei honors Arthur Sperry Pearse, an American zoologist.
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.
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.
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2023). "Elachistocleis pearsei (Ruthven, 1914)". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.2. American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.vz.0001. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
- "Elachistocleis pearsei". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael & Grayson, Michael (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. p. 164. ISBN 978-1-907807-42-8.
- 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.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Elachistocleis pearsei | |
| Relictivomer pearsei | |
| Hypopachus pearsei | |
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