Strabomantis necerus, also known as the Mindo robber frog or hornless groundfrog, is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae. 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.[2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Craugastoridae |
| Genus: | Strabomantis |
| Species: | S. necerus
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| Binomial name | |
| Strabomantis necerus (Lynch, 1975)
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| Synonyms | |
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Eleutherodactylus necerus Lynch, 1975 | |
It is a rare frog inhabiting humid premontane forest, typically in the immediate vicinity of streams. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by agriculture and logging; agricultural pollution is also a threat.[1] 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.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2019). "Strabomantis necerus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T56785A85867399. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T56785A85867399.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Frost, D. R. (2022). "Strabomantis necerus (Lynch, 1975)". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ Acosta-Galvis, A.R. (2015). "Strabomantis necerus (Lynch, 1975)". Lista de los Anfibios de Colombia V.05.2015.0. www.batrachia.com. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
- ^ Ospina-Sarria, J. J.; D. A. Velásquez-Trujillo & W. Bolívar-García (2015). "First records of the two poorly known Terrarana frogs Pristimantis esmeraldas (Guayasamin, 2004) and Strabomantis necerus (Lynch, 1975) (Amphibia: Anura: Craugastoridae) for Colombia". Herpetology Notes. 8: 27–30.
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