Oreobates pereger

Oreobates pereger, also known as the Ayacucho Andes frog, is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae. It is endemic to Peru where it is known from the eastern slopes of the Cordillera Oriental and Cordillera Vilcabamba mountain ranges.^[2][3]

Oreobates pereger
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Strabomantidae
Genus:	Oreobates
Species:	O. pereger
Binomial name
Oreobates pereger (Lynch, 1975)[2]
Synonyms
Phrynopus pereger Lynch, 1975 Eleutherodactylus pereger (Lynch, 1975)

Description

Male Oreobates pereger grow to a snout–vent length of 21–25 mm (0.83–0.98 in) and females to 24–32 mm (0.94–1.26 in). The skin of dorsum and venter is smooth and with dark gray, reddish-brown, or dark gray-brown ground colour. The flanks are yellowish brown to dull yellow with an orange suffusion ventrally.^[4]

Eggs are large and yellow, up to 4 mm (0.16 in) in diameter. Fecundity is about 18–20.^[4]

Habitat and conservation

Oreobates pereger is a terrestrial frog inhabiting montane cloud forests^[1] at elevations of 1,600–2,900 m (5,200–9,500 ft) above sea level.^[3] It is threatened by habitat loss caused by agricultural expansion, wood collecting, and human settlement.^[1]