Pristimantis carvalhoi
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Long-nosed Rain Frog
![Long-nosed Rain Frog (Pristimantis carvalhoi)](../images/herps/standard/14011281PD.jpg)
With their relatively long, pointy snouts, these frogs are more recognizable than most of the numerous Pristimantis species. At least, I thought so when I decided that this was P. carvalhoi. And Dick Bartlett agreed with me, so I'm feeling pretty confident.
Here is a complete list of the herps I saw in the wild on my 2014 MT Amazon Expeditions trip.
![Long-nosed Rain Frog (Pristimantis carvalhoi)](../images/herps/standard/220125086L.jpeg)
On this visit, my fourth to this area, Pristimantis in general were not as plentiful as on some earlier trips, but a large percentage of the ones I saw seemed to be this species.
![Long-nosed Rain Frog (Pristimantis carvalhoi)](../images/herps/standard/220129050L.jpeg)
![Long-nosed Rain Frog (Pristimantis carvalhoi)](../images/herps/standard/220129051L.jpeg)
The most fashion-conscious Pristimantis sport matching heels and snouts.
![Long-nosed Rain Frog (Pristimantis carvalhoi)](../images/herps/standard/220129074L.jpeg)
This one is less bumpy than the others. Perhaps it is a juvenile and they get more bumpy with age? Perhaps bumpiness is just a variable characteristic in this species? Perhaps this is not P. carvalhoi but instead a similar but less bumpy species? So many research topics still available in the tropics!
![Long-nosed Rain Frog (Pristimantis carvalhoi)](../images/herps/standard/22020144L.jpeg)
![Long-nosed Rain Frog (Pristimantis carvalhoi)](../images/herps/standard/22020146L.jpeg)
Fully bumpy. No lack of bumps here, no sirree. Sorry, I guess I should have said "dorsum strongly tuberculate".
Online references:
- Pristimantis carvalhoi account on AmphibiaWeb
- Pristimantis carvalhoi account on Amphibian Species of the World
Printed references:
- Bartlett, R.D., and Bartlett, P. 2003. Reptiles and Amphibians of the Amazon: An Ecotourist's Guide
- Dixon, J. R. and Soini, P. 1986. The Reptiles of the Upper Amazon Basin, Iquitos Region, Peru