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Gastrotheca griswoldi

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Species of frog

Gastrotheca griswoldi
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hemiphractidae
Genus: Gastrotheca
Species: G. griswoldi
Binomial name
Gastrotheca griswoldi
Shreve, 1941
Synonyms
  • Gastrotheca boliviana griswoldi
    Shreve, 1941
  • Gastrotheca marsupiata bifasciata
    Vellard, 1957
  • Gastrotheca (Opisthodelphys) griswoldi
    — Dubois, 1987
  • Gastrotheca (Gastrotheca) griswoldi
    — Duellman, 2015

Gastrotheca griswoldi is a species of frog in the family Hemiphractidae. The species is endemic to central Peru.

Geographic range

G. griswoldi is known from the Huánuco, Junín, and Pasco Regions of Peru.

Etymology

The specific name, griswoldi, honours John Augustus Griswold Jr (1912–1991), an American aviculturist and ornithologist.

Common names

The "common name", Griswold's marsupial frog, has been coined for G. griswoldi.

Habitat

The natural habitats of G. griswoldi are dry puna grasslands, including traditionally cultivated arable land, at elevations of 3,000–4,020 m (9,840–13,190 ft) asl.

Conservation status

G. griswoldi is a relatively abundant species that does not appear to face major threats.

References

  1. ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Gastrotheca griswoldi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T55337A61397052. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T55337A61397052.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2017). "Gastrotheca griswoldi Shreve, 1941". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  3. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Exeter, England: Pelagic Publishing. p. 85. ISBN 978-1-907807-42-8.

Further reading

  • Shreve B (1941). "Notes on Ecuadorian and Peruvian Reptiles and Amphibians with Descriptions of New Forms". Proc. New England Zool. Club 18: 71–84. (Gastrotheca boliviana griswoldi, new subspecies, p. 83).


Taxon identifiers
Gastrotheca griswoldi


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