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Lynchius parkeri (Parker's Andes Frog)

Synonyms: Phrynopus parkeri

Wikipedia Abstract

Lynchius parkeri (common name: Parker’s Andes frog) is a species of frog in the Craugastoridae family. It is endemic to Peru. Its natural habitats are humid montane forests and páramo. It is an uncommon species that can be found hiding under rocks. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by expanding agricultural activities.
View Wikipedia Record: Lynchius parkeri

Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Lynchius parkeri

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
4
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
68
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 9.82
EDGE Score: 5.15

Attributes

Litters / Year [1]  1

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
Cordillera Central páramo Ecuador, Peru Neotropic Montane Grasslands and Shrublands
Eastern Cordillera real montane forests Ecuador, Colombia, Peru Neotropic Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Tabaconas Namballe National Sanctuary 79380 Peru  

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Tropical Andes Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela Yes

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1Oliveira, Brunno Freire; São-Pedro, Vinícius Avelar; Santos-Barrera, Georgina; Penone, Caterina; C. Costa, Gabriel. (2017) AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits. Sci. Data.
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0