Pristimantis medemi is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae.[2] The species is endemic to Colombia.

Pristimantis medemi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Strabomantidae
Genus: Pristimantis
Species:
P. medemi
Binomial name
Pristimantis medemi
(Lynch, 1994)
Synonyms
  • Eleutherodactylus medemi Lynch, 1994

Etymology

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The specific name, medemi, is in honor of Federico Medem, who was a Colombian herpetologist of Baltic German descent.[3]

Distribution and habitat

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The natural habitats of P. medemi are tropical moist lowland forests, moist montane forests, rivers, plantations, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forest.[4]

Conservation status

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P. medemi is threatened by habitat loss.[1]


References

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  1. ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Pristimantis medemi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T56750A3048815. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T56750A3048815.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Pristimantis medemi (Lynch, 1994) | Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
  3. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Amphisbaena medemi, p. 174).
  4. ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Pristimantis medemi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T56750A3048815. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T56750A3048815.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.