Animalia > Chordata > Amphibia > Anura > Hemiphractidae > Gastrotheca > Gastrotheca griswoldi

Gastrotheca griswoldi (Marsupial frog)

Synonyms: Gastrotheca bifasciata bifasciata; Gastrotheca boliviana griswoldi; Gastrotheca marsupiata bifasciata

Wikipedia Abstract

Gastrotheca griswoldi (common name: Griswold's marsupial frog) is a species of frog in the Hemiphractidae family. It is endemic to central Peru where it is known from the Huánuco, Junín Region, and Pasco Regions at elevations of 3,000–4,020 m (9,840–13,190 ft) asl. Its natural habitats are dry puna grasslands, including traditionally cultivated arable land. It is a relatively abundant species that does not appear to face major threats.
View Wikipedia Record: Gastrotheca griswoldi

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
4
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
24
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 8.84
EDGE Score: 2.29

Attributes

Litters / Year [1]  1
Snout to Vent Length [1]  1.732 inches (4.4 cm)

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
Central Andean wet puna Peru, Bolivia Neotropic Montane Grasslands and Shrublands

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Junín National Reserve 130966 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