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{{Short description|Species of amphibian}}
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{{Taxobox
| name = ''Dischidodactylus duidensis''
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| status = DD | status_system = IUCN3.1
| status = NT | status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 18 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group |date=2020 |title=''Dischidodactylus duidensis'' |volume=2020 |page=e.T56383A109538612 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T56383A109538612.en |access-date=18 November 2021}}</ref>
| regnum = [[Animalia]]
| taxon = Dischidodactylus duidensis
| phylum = [[Chordata]]
| authority = ([[Juan A. Rivero|Rivero]], 1968)
| classis = [[Amphibia]]
| synonyms = ''Elosia duidensis'' <small>Rivero, 1968</small><ref name=Rivero>{{cite journal |last1=Rivero |first1=J. A. |year=1968 |title=A new species of ''Elosia'' (Amphibia, Salientia) from Mt. Duida, Venezuela |journal=American Museum Novitates |issue=2334 |pages=1–9 |hdl=2246/2544 |url=http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/handle/2246/2544}}</ref>
| ordo = [[Frog|Anura]]
}}
| familia = [[Leptodactylidae]]

| genus = ''[[Dischidodactylus]]''
'''''Dischidodactylus duidensis''''' (common name: '''Mount Duida frog''') is a species of [[frog]] in the family [[Craugastoridae]]. It is [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[Venezuela]] and only known from its [[Type locality (biology)|type locality]], [[Cerro Duida]].<ref name=frost>{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Craugastoridae/Ceuthomantinae/Dischidodactylus/Dischidodactylus-duidensis |title=''Dischidodactylus duidensis'' (Rivero, 1968) |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2015 |work=Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |access-date=29 August 2015}}</ref> It was formally [[species description|described]] in 1968 by [[Juan A. Rivero]], even though the [[type series]] was collected 40 years earlier by [[George Henry Hamilton Tate]].<ref name=Rivero/>
| species = '''''D. duidensis'''''

| binomial = ''Dischidodactylus duidensis''
{{Location map | Venezuela
| binomial_authority = [[Juan A. Rivero|Rivero]], 1968
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'''''Dischidodactylus duidensis''''' is a species of [[frog]] in the [[Leptodactylidae]] family.
| caption = ''Dischidodactylus duidensis'' is only known from [[Cerro Duida]], Venezuela
It is [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[Venezuela]].
| alt = Cerro Duida in Venezuela
Its natural [[habitat]] is subtropical or tropical moist [[montane forest]]s.
| lat_deg = 3.513333
| lon_deg = -65.626111
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==Description==
The type series consists of four specimens: the [[holotype]], a female {{convert|28|mm|abbr=on}} in [[snout–vent length|snout–vent length (SVL)]], and [[paratype]]s, a male and a female both {{convert|23|mm|abbr=on}} SVL, and a juvenile {{convert|16|mm|abbr=on}} SVL. Skin is roughly granular and very dark, almost black above, and greyish brown below. Snout is rounded. [[Tympanum (anatomy)|Tympanum]] is small and indistinct. Fingers are free but toes are about one-third webbed.<ref name=Rivero/>

==Habitat and conservation==
''Dischidodactylus duidensis'' were collected by G. H. H. Tate from near waterfalls and streams on Cerro Duida at elevations of {{convert|3250|-|4000|ft|m|abbr=on|disp=flip}} [[Above sea level|asl]], but specific detail on its habitat were not available.<ref name=Rivero/>

There are no known threats to this species. It occurs in the [[Duida-Marahuaca National Park|Duida–Marahuaca National Park]].<ref name="iucn status 18 November 2021" />


==References==
==References==
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* Señaris, C. & La Marca, E. 2004. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/56383/all Dischidodactylus duidensis]. [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 22 July 2007.


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Latest revision as of 01:14, 18 November 2021

Dischidodactylus duidensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Genus: Dischidodactylus
Species:
D. duidensis
Binomial name
Dischidodactylus duidensis
(Rivero, 1968)
Synonyms

Elosia duidensis Rivero, 1968[2]

Dischidodactylus duidensis (common name: Mount Duida frog) is a species of frog in the family Craugastoridae. It is endemic to Venezuela and only known from its type locality, Cerro Duida.[3] It was formally described in 1968 by Juan A. Rivero, even though the type series was collected 40 years earlier by George Henry Hamilton Tate.[2]

Cerro Duida in Venezuela
Cerro Duida in Venezuela
Dischidodactylus duidensis is only known from Cerro Duida, Venezuela

Description

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The type series consists of four specimens: the holotype, a female 28 mm (1.1 in) in snout–vent length (SVL), and paratypes, a male and a female both 23 mm (0.91 in) SVL, and a juvenile 16 mm (0.63 in) SVL. Skin is roughly granular and very dark, almost black above, and greyish brown below. Snout is rounded. Tympanum is small and indistinct. Fingers are free but toes are about one-third webbed.[2]

Habitat and conservation

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Dischidodactylus duidensis were collected by G. H. H. Tate from near waterfalls and streams on Cerro Duida at elevations of 990–1,220 m (3,250–4,000 ft) asl, but specific detail on its habitat were not available.[2]

There are no known threats to this species. It occurs in the Duida–Marahuaca National Park.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Dischidodactylus duidensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T56383A109538612. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T56383A109538612.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Rivero, J. A. (1968). "A new species of Elosia (Amphibia, Salientia) from Mt. Duida, Venezuela". American Museum Novitates (2334): 1–9. hdl:2246/2544.
  3. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Dischidodactylus duidensis (Rivero, 1968)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 29 August 2015.