Mindo robber frog

Description

The Mindo robber frog or hornless groundfrog,Strabomantis necerus,is a species of frog in the Craugastoridae family.It is found on the lower Pacific slopes of the Andes from Cotopaxi Province northward to Carchi Province,Ecuador,and Valle del Cauca Department,Colombia.It is a rare frog inhabiting humid premontane forests,typically in the immediate vicinity of streams.It is threatened by habitat loss caused by agriculture and logging;agricultural pollution is also a threat.Strabomantis necerus has not been seen in Ecuador since 1995 and might be extinct there.Colombian record is based on re-examining a series of museum specimens,where it had been mixed with Strabomantis bufoniformis;the current status of that population is unknown.