Pristimantis Frog Species Descriptions from the Venezuelan Andes

Digitized taxonomic treatments from a 2013 journal article describing a new tuberculated Pristimantis frog species, redescribing Pristimantis pleurostriatus, and analyzing variation within Pristimantis vanadisae. The data was published by authors César L. Barrio-Amorós, Matthew P. Heinicke, and S. Blair Hedges in the journal Zootaxa. The original article is available via DOI 10.11646/zootaxa.3647.1.2.

Use Cases

• Conducting taxonomic comparisons based on morphological descriptions of Pristimantis species.
• Analyzing species variation and redescription for Pristimantis pleurostriatus.
• Supporting phylogenetic studies using the described characteristics of the new tuberculated species.
• Geographic distribution studies focused on amphibian fauna in the Venezuelan Andes.

Strengths

• Data is derived from a peer-reviewed journal article published in Zootaxa, providing a credible academic source.
• Treatments are digitized via the Plazi platform, which may facilitate structured access to taxonomic information.
• The dataset has a specific geographic focus on the Venezuelan Andes, providing regional context.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect the taxonomic focus and geographic bias inherent to the single source paper.

Provenance

Source

Plazi, based on the original journal article in Zootaxa (2013).

Collection Method

Digitization of taxonomic treatments from the published article.

Time Range

Publication year is 2013.

Geography

Venezuelan Andes