Pristimantis pataikos is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae. It is known from two locations, one in the Amazonas Region in northern Peru and the other one in nearby Zamora-Chinchipe Province in southern Ecuador.[3] Its natural habitat is tropical moist montane forest at elevations of 1,800–3,470 m (5,910–11,380 ft) asl. It is threatened by habitat loss. The location in Ecuador is within the Podocarpus National Park.[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. pataikos
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| Pristimantis pataikos (Duellman & Pramuk, 1999)
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References
edit- ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Pristimantis pataikos". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T56833A89208329. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T56833A89208329.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 percnopterus (Duellman and Pramuk, 1999)". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
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