Pristimantis

Description

Pristimantis eremitus is a species of frog in the family Craugastoridae.It is found in the Cordillera Occidental in northwestern Ecuador from the Cotopaxi Province northward and on western slope of the Colombian Massif in the Nariño Department,extreme southwestern Colombia.The specific name eremitus is Latin for "lonely" or "solitary" and refers to this species being the only western-Andean species among its closest relatives.Common names Chiriboga robber frog and lonely rainfrog have been coined for it.Adult males measure 17–22 mm (0.67–0.87 in) and adult females 27–28 mm (1.1–1.1 in) in snout–vent length.The snout is moderately long and subacuminate in dorsal view,rounded or weakly protruding when seen laterally.The tympanum is visible;the supra-tympanic fold is indistinct because of warts.Skin is dorsally areolate.The fingers and toes bear discs and prominent lateral fringes but no webbing.The dorsum is green and has darker markings (either reddish brown reticulations or brown flecks and dark canthal stripe that continues to the flank.The venter is white to pale yellow.