Rain Frog: Pristimantis

Photo: Brian Gratwicke, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
July 28, 2010
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Photo: Brian Gratwicke, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute

Two of the three potentially new species is a rain frog from the genus Pristimantis. The species pictured here has a bright red stomach that is uncharacteristic for rain frogs, earning it the nickname “red tomato.”