Pristimantis muscosus
Pristimantis muscosus is a species of frog in the family Craugastoridae. It is only found on the Cordillera del Condor of southern Ecuador and northern Peru.[3]
| Pristimantis muscosus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Craugastoridae |
| Genus: | Pristimantis |
| Species: | P. muscosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pristimantis muscosus (Duellman & Pramuk, 1999) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Eleutherodactylus muscosus Duellman & Pramuk, 1999[2] | |
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
- IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group 2019. Pristimantis muscosus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T56779A89207906. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T56779A89207906.en. Downloaded on 22 July 2019.
- 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. (2014). "Pristimantis muscosus (Duellman and Pramuk, 1999)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
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