Prostherapis dunni ( Rivero 1961 )

Barrio-Amorós, César L., Rojas-Runjaic, Fernando J. M. & Señaris, J. Celsa, 2019, Catalogue of the amphibians of Venezuela: Illustrated and annotated species list, distribution, and conservation, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 180) 13 (1), pp. 1-198 : 33

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.11404264

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11405171

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/4608879F-FF8E-FFBA-6DCB-FBD1FE84FAFA

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scientific name

Prostherapis dunni ( Rivero 1961 )
status

 

Prostherapis dunni ( Rivero 1961) View in CoL *

Holotype: FMNH 35987 About FMNH .

Type locality: “above Caracas, Distrito Federal, Venezuela.”

Distribution: Region 2. Only found in the Caracas Region.

Remarks: Little is known about this frog. Grant et al. (2006) did not include this species in their molecular analysis, and its morphological characteristics prevent clear assignment to an established genus. Until molecular data become available, it should remain in the genus to which it was originally assigned, which is not currently used for any other dendrobatid species. Its unknown phylogenetic relationships ( La Marca 2004; Grant et al. 2006) require more data to determine its proper place among dendrobatids. It has likely suffered a dramatic decline in populations due to habitat destruction in the Caracas area ( La Marca 2004). Recent surveys by FRR and collaborators in June, July, and December 2015 failed to detect any individuals. It is currently considered Critically Endangered in the Venezuelan Red Book (Rojas-Runjaic and Señaris 2015a) but could be already extinct.

Selected references: Rivero (1961, 1964a, 1988); Tello (1968); Myers et al. (1991); La Marca (2004); Grant et al. (2006); Barrio-Amorós (2013); Rojas-Runjaic and Señaris (2015a).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Amphibia

Order

Anura

Family

Aromobatidae

Genus

Prostherapis

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