Pristimantis diadematus
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Diadem Rain Frog
Also known as:
Diadem Robber Frog

Every night we would see a handful of small, hard-to-identify Pristimantis species. I think this one is Pristimantis diadematus, and Dick Bartlett agreed.
Here is a complete list of the herps I saw in the wild on my 2014 MT Amazon Expeditions trip.

My book about this group of frogs in Peru says that Pristimantis diadematus does not have eyelid tubercles, but these frogs clearly have what I would call eyelid tubercles, albeit small ones. In all other respects these seem to be good examples of Pristimantis diadematus. One knowledgeable person told me that eyelid tubercles are a particularly unreliable character, so I am just going to ignore the whole eyelid tubercle situation and call these Pristimantis diadematus unless you (yes, you!) can convince me otherwise.
My Travelogues and Trip Lists page includes a complete list of the herps I saw in the wild on my 2016 MT Amazon Expeditions trip.
Online references:
- Pristimantis diadematus account on AmphibiaWeb
- Pristimantis diadematus 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
- Duellman, W.E. 2005. Cusco Amazónico: The Lives of Amphibians and Reptiles in an Amazonian Rainforest
- Rodríguez, L. O. and Duellman, W. E. 1994. Guide to the Frogs of the Iquitos Region, Amazonian Peru