Pristimantis unistrigatus

Pristimantis unistrigatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Amphibia
Order:Anura
Family:Craugastoridae
Genus:Pristimantis
Species: P. unistrigatus
Binomial name
Pristimantis unistrigatus
(Günther, 1859)
Synonyms

Eleutherodactylus unistrigatus (Günther, 1859)
Hylodes lehmanni Boettger, 1892
Prostherapis equatorialis Barbour, 1908
Syrrhophus coeruleus Andersson, 1945

Pristimantis unistrigatus (common name: striped robber frog, in Spanish cutín de Quito) is a species of frog in the family Craugastoridae. It is found in the Andean valleys from southern Colombia to central Ecuador.[2]

Pristimantis unistrigatus is a common species found in various habitats (grasslands and cultivated areas including pastures, ditches, shrubs, croplands) as well as forest edges and even urban areas. Only heavy agrochemical pollution threatens it.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Coloma, L.A.; Ron, S.; Rodríguez, L.; Martinez, J.L.; Yánez-Muñoz, M. & Almandáriz, A. (2010). "Pristimantis unistrigatus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T57024A11569748. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-2.RLTS.T57024A11569748.en. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Pristimantis unistrigatus (Günther, 1859)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 18 March 2015.


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