Pristimantis cryptomelas

Pristimantis cryptomelas is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae.[2] It is found in the provinces of Morona-Santiago, Zamora-Chinchipe and Loja in Ecuador and the province of Huancabamba in the Piura region in Peru.

Pristimantis cryptomelas
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Strabomantidae
Genus: Pristimantis
Species:
P. cryptomelas
Binomial name
Pristimantis cryptomelas
(Lynch, 1979)
Synonyms
  • Eleutherodactylus cryptomelas Lynch, 1979

Its natural habitats are tropical moist montane forests and high-altitude grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

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  1. ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2019). "Pristimantis cryptomelas". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T56539A89206513. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T56539A89206513.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Pristimantis cryptomelas (Lynch, 1979) | Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 2022-10-19.