Pristimantis nephophilus

Pristimantis nephophilus is a species of frog in the family Craugastoridae. It is found in the San Martin Region of northern Peru and adjacent Zamora-Chinchipe Province of southern Ecuador.[3] Its natural habitat are montane and cloud forests. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by agriculture, selective logging, and human settlement.[1]

Pristimantis nephophilus

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Craugastoridae
Genus: Pristimantis
Species:
P. nephophilus
Binomial name
Pristimantis nephophilus
(Duellman & Pramuk, 1999)
Synonyms

Eleutherodactylus nephophilus Duellman & Pramuk, 1999[2]

References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2018. Pristimantis nephophilus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T56787A100752621. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T56787A100752621.en. Downloaded on 23 December 2018.
  2. Duellman, William E.; Pramuk, Jennifer B. (1999). "Frogs of the genus Eleutherodactylus (Anura: Leptodactylidae) in the Andes of northern Peru". Scientific Papers. Natural History Museum, University of Kansas. 13: 1–78.
  3. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Pristimantis atrabracus (Duellman and Pramuk, 1999)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 7 December 2014.


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