Adelophryne patamona

Adelophryne patamona
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Eleutherodactylidae
Subfamily: Phyzelaphryninae
Genus: Adelophryne
Species: A. patamona
Binomial name
Adelophryne patamona
MacCulloch, Lathrop, Kok, Minter, Khan & Barrio-Amorós, 2008

Adelophryne patamona is a species of frog in the family Eleutherodactylidae.[2][3] It is endemic to the Pacaraima Mountains of southwestern Guyana,[4] where it occurs at higher elevations on tepui slopes. It is most closely related to A. gutturosa.[5]

References

  1. MacCulloch, R. (2009). "Adelophryne patamona". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  2. MacCulloch, R.D.; A. Lathrop; P.J.R. Kok; L.R. Minter; S.Z. Khan; C.L. Barrio-Amorós. "A new species of Adelophryne (Anura: Eleutherodactylidae) from Guyana, with additional data on Adelophryne gutturosa". Zootaxa. 1884: 36–50.
  3. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Adelophryne patamona MacCulloch, Lathrop, Kok, Minter, Khan, and Barrio-Amoros, 2008". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  4. Cole, C.J.; C.R. Townsend; R.P. Reynolds; R.D. MacCulloch & A. Lathrop. "Amphibians and reptiles of Guyana, South America: Illustrated keys, annotated species accounts, and a biogeographic synopsis". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 125: 317–620. doi:10.2988/0006-324x-125.4.317.
  5. Fouquet; Loebmann; Castroviejo-Fisher; Padial; Orrico; Lyra; Roberto; Kok; Haddad & Rodrigues (2012). "From Amazonia to the Atlantic forest: Molecular phylogeny of Phyzelaphryninae frogs reveals unexpected diversity and a striking biogeographic pattern emphasizing conservation challenges". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 65: 547–561. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2012.07.012.


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