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Pristimantis vilarsi

Pristimantis vilarsi

(Melin, 1941)

Family: Craugastoridae
Order: Anura
Class: Amphibia
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia

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Pristimantis vilarsi, also known as the Rio Uaupes robber frog, is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae. It is found in the upper Amazon basin in Brazil, Peru, Colombia, and Venezuela.

 Adult males measure and adult females in snout–vent length. Dorsal skin is shagreened and has scattered small warts, but ventral skin smooth. The tympanum is prominent and vertically oval. The snout is subacuminate to acuminate in dorsal view, but round in vertical profile. The canthus rostralis is distinct and angular. Fingers and toes bear discs (enlarged on fingers III and IV and toes IV and V) but have no webbing. Males have vocal slits.

There are three color patterns: (1) dorsum greenish gray, light to dark brown, without pattern or with very small black spots, (2) strongly patterned dorsum with brown to olive background and bearing a "W" mark between the shoulders, as well as diagonal dark brown stripes across the body and limbs, and (3) an intermediate form showing light to dark brown dorsum with indistinct bars, with or without the W between the shoulders, and sometimes with a lichen-like pattern. All forms have dark brown canthal and supratympanic stripes.

Habitat and conservation: Pristimantis vilarsi lives in the leaf litter of lowland rainforests at elevations of above sea level ( in Colombia). During the night they can be found on low plants, leaves, rocks, mossy walls, and on the ground. Males call at night. The egg deposition site is unknown. It appears to tolerate some disturbance of its habitat. It is a common species whose range overlaps with several protected areas.

Source: Wikipedia, article Pristimantis vilarsi. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Photography ID: 195477
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Serra do tepequém
Roraima
Brazil
01/15/2015
Glauco Oliveira


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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Pristimantis vilarsi – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 14/09/2026.