| Oreobates pereger | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Endangered (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Strabomantidae |
| Genus: | Oreobates |
| Species: | O. pereger |
| Binomial name | |
| Oreobates pereger (Lynch, 1975) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Oreobates pereger, also known as the Ayacucho Andes frog, is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae. It is endemic to Peru where it is known from the eastern slopes of the Cordillera Oriental and Cordillera Vilcabamba mountain ranges.
Description
Male Oreobates pereger grow to a snout–vent length of 21–25 mm (0.83–0.98 in) and females to 24–32 mm (0.94–1.26 in). The skin of dorsum and venter is smooth and with dark gray, reddish-brown, or dark gray-brown ground colour. The flanks are yellowish brown to dull yellow with an orange suffusion ventrally.
Eggs are large and yellow, up to 4 mm (0.16 in) in diameter. Fecundity is about 18–20.
Habitat and conservation
Oreobates pereger is a terrestrial frog inhabiting montane cloud forests at elevations of 1,600–2,900 m (5,200–9,500 ft) above sea level. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by agricultural expansion, wood collecting, and human settlement.
References
- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Oreobates pereger". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T57223A3056964. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T57223A3056964.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2022). "Oreobates pereger (Lynch, 1975)". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ Padial, J. M.; J. C. Chaparro; S. Castroviejo-Fisher; J. M. Guayasamin; E. Lehr; A. J. Delgado C.; M. Vaira; M. Teixeira Jr.; C. R. Aguayo-Vedia; I. De la Riva (2012). "A revision of species diversity in the Neotropical genus Oreobates (Anura: Strabomantidae), with the description of three new species from the Amazonian slopes of the Andes" (PDF). American Museum Novitates (3752): 1–55. doi:10.1206/3752.2. hdl:2246/6321. S2CID 82038414.
- ^ Lynch, J. D. (1975). "A review of the Andean leptodactylid frog genus Phrynopus". Occasional Papers of the Museum of Natural History, University of Kansas. 35: 1–51.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Oreobates pereger | |