Adelophryne adiastola (common names: Yapima Shield frog, Yapima little hammer frog) is a species of frogs in the family Eleutherodactylidae. It is found in the Amazon Basin in Colombia (Amazonas and Vaupés Departments), Ecuador (Pastaza Province), Peru, and western Brazil.

Description

Adelophryne adiastola are tiny frogs: based on the type series consisting of three males and a female, males measure and the female in snout–vent length. The head is longer than it is wide, and slightly wider than the body. Dorsal skin is shagreened to granular. The snout is rounded. The tympanum is small but distinct. The fingers and toes are depressed. Finger tips have no discs but have asymmetrically pointed tips. The toes have circumferentially grooved, asymmetrically pointed discs. There is neither webbing nor lateral fringes. Adult males have a large, subgular vocal sac.

Adelophryne adiastola

Habitat and conservation

Adelophryne adiastola is a terrestrial frog inhabiting primary and secondary lowland tropical moist forests at elevations up to above sea level. The female paratype had ingested a small harvestman of the family Sironidae.

Adelophryne adiastola

The species is common in Colombia. It is locally impacted by habitat loss, but its range is in an area of generally low human impact.

Adelophryne adiastola

References

adiastola

Amphibians of Brazil

Amphibians of Colombia

Amphibians of Ecuador

Amphibians of Peru

Amphibians described in 1984

Taxonomy articles created by Polbot

Taxa named by Marinus Steven Hoogmoed