Leptodactylus peritoaktites
Leptodactylus peritoaktites, the coastal dweller thin-toed frog, coastal Ecuador smoky jungle frog, or rana dedilarga de la costa, is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae. It is endemic to Ecuador.
Description
The adult male frog measures 124.0 to 146.3 mm in snout-vent length and the adult female frog 115.3-133.1 mm. This frog has a large, robust body. The skin of the dorsum is brown with two bands. The upper lip has dark marks on it, some reaching each eye. The tympanum and flanks are dark brown. The forelegs have dark stripes across them. The ventral area is brown with cream-white spots.Etymology
Scientists named the frog peritoaktites from the Greek peritos for "west" and aktites for "coastal dweller."Habitat
Scientists observed the frog in rainforests in western Ecuador as high as 600 meters above sea level.Scientists saw the frog inside some protected places: Bosque Protector la Perla, Mache-Chindul Ecological Reserve, and the Reserva Jama-Coaque.