Pristimantis rhigophilus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Brachycephaloidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Ordo: Anura Superfamilia: Brachycephaloidea

Familia: Strabomantidae
Subfamilia: Pristimantinae
Genus: Pristimantis
Species: Pristimantis rhigophilus

Name

Pristimantis rhigophilus (La Marca, 2007)

Type locality: "Páramo de Guaramacal, 3100 m (9° 13´ 53.9 N, 70° 11´ 08.7 W), en la via Laguna de Los Cedros-Guaramacal, Municipio Bocono, Estado Trujillo, Venezuela".

Holotype: ULABG 1915.

Synonyms

• Mucubatrachus rhigophilus La Marca, 2007
• Pristimantis (Pristimantis) rhigophilus — Hedges, Duellman & Heinicke, 2008

References

• La Marca, 2007, Herpetotropicos, Mérida, 3: 79.
• Hedges, Duellman, and Heinicke, 2008, Zootaxa, 1737: 118
• Frost, D. 2008. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.2 (15 July, 2008). Electronic Database accessible at www.research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. Pristimantis rhigophilus

Vernacular names

English: Bocono Robber Frog