Fort Randolph robber frog

Description:

A small to medium-sized frog. Females grow much larger than males (to 44 versus 31 mm). The dorsal surface is black with two distinct yellow, orange or red dorsolateral stripes that run from behind the eye to at least halfway down the body. The ventral surface is usually grey, but may be orangeish or greenish-blue with some lighter or darker patterning. This coloration is often visible on the lateral surfaces as well. Eye coloration ranges from orange to orange-brown to bronze. The upper and lower halves of the eye are separated by a thin black line. (Savage 2002)

Notes:

Formerly known as Eleutherodactylus gaigeae. The coloration of Pristimantis gaigei resembles that of two toxic dendrobatid frogs, Phyllobates vittatus and Phyllobates lugubris. Movement (short hops) of Pristimantis gaigei mimics that of dendrobatids as well as coloration. (Savage 2002)