Pristimantis nephophilus is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae. 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]
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Strabomantidae |
Genus: | Pristimantis |
Species: | P. nephophilus
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Binomial name | |
Pristimantis nephophilus (Duellman & Pramuk, 1999)
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References
edit- ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Pristimantis nephophilus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T56787A100752621. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T56787A100752621.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 atrabracus (Duellman and Pramuk, 1999)". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 27 October 2022.