Pristimantis marahuaka is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae. It is endemic to the summit of Cerro Marahuaca, a tepui in central Amazonas state, Venezuela.[2] Its natural habitat is tepui shrubland at around 2,450 m (8,040 ft) asl where it is common in the mossy bases of Heliamphora plants.[1]
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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. marahuaka
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| Pristimantis marahuaka (Fuentes & Barrio-Amorós, 2004)
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There are no direct threats to this species, but given its small range (<20 km2), it is considered "near threatened" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Pristimantis marahuaka". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T61813A109542692. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T61813A109542692.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2022). "Pristimantis marahuaka (Fuentes-Ramos and Barrio-Amorós, 2004)". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
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