Euparkerella robusta
Euparkerella robusta is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae. It is endemic to the state of Espírito Santo in southeastern Brazil.[1][2] It has been recorded from the municipality of Mimoso do Sul (type locality) and the neighboring Atílio Vivacqua.[3] Common name Izecksohn's Guanabara frog has been proposed for it.[2]
| Euparkerella robusta | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Strabomantidae |
| Genus: | Euparkerella |
| Species: | E. robusta |
| Binomial name | |
| Euparkerella robusta Izecksohn, 1988 | |
Description edit
The body is robust. Adult males measure 17.2–21.5 mm (0.7–0.8 in) in snout–vent length. It is a large member of its genus; it differs from the other large species, Euparkerella tridactyla, by its longer fingers.[3]
The male advertisement call consists of a single note comprising 5–8 long pulses repeated periodically. The pulses are relatively long and have a whistle-like character (as opposed to short snaps in other Euparkerella). The call duration is 1.3–2.2 seconds and the dominant frequency is 2.9–3.2 kHz.[3]
Habitat and conservation edit
Euparkerella robusta occurs in leaf litter in primary and secondary forest. Development is direct[1] (i.e., there is no free-living larval stage[4]).
It is reasonably common at the type locality. Habitat loss caused by agriculture, logging, and human settlement is a concern. At time of the most recent IUCN assessment, it was not known to occur in any protected area.[1] However, the locality in Atílio Vivacqua, Serra das Torres,[3] could overlap with the Serra das Torres Natural Monument.
References edit
- ^ a b c d Débora Silvano & Oswaldo Luiz Peixoto (2004). "Euparkerella robusta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T57073A11577140. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T57073A11577140.en. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ a b c Frost, Darrel R. (2022). "Euparkerella robusta Izecksohn, 1988". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.vz.0001. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ a b c d Hepp, Fábio; Carvalho-E-Silva, Sergio P. de; Carvalho-E-Silva, Ana M.P. Telles de & Folly, Manuella (2015). "A fifth species of the genus Euparkerella (Griffths, 1959), the advertisement calls of E. robusta Izecksohn, 1988 and E. tridactyla Izecksohn, 1988, and a key for the Euparkerella species (Anura: Brachycephaloidea: Craugastoridae)". Zootaxa. 3973 (2): 251–270. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3973.2.3.
- ^ Vitt, Laurie J. & Caldwell, Janalee P. (2014). Herpetology: An Introductory Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles (4th ed.). Academic Press. p. 166.