Pristimantis muscosus is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae. It is only found on the Cordillera del Condor of southern Ecuador and northern Peru.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Strabomantidae |
| Genus: | Pristimantis |
| Species: | P. muscosus
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| Pristimantis muscosus (Duellman & Pramuk, 1999)
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Its natural habitats are humid, upper montane forests. The Peruvian population occurred on rocky banks of a stream. It is potentially threatened by habitat loss.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2019). "Pristimantis muscosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T56779A89207906. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T56779A89207906.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2022). "Pristimantis muscosus (Duellman and Pramuk, 1999)". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
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