Pristimantis acuminatus

Pristimantis acuminatus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Craugastoridae
Genus:	Pristimantis
Species:	P. acuminatus
Binomial name
Pristimantis acuminatus (Shreve, 1935)[2]
Synonyms
Eleutherodactylus acuminatus Shreve, 1935

Pristimantis acuminatus is a species of frog in the Craugastoridae family. It is found in the Amazonian Ecuador, northern Peru, and adjacent Colombia and Brazil.^[3] It is a lowland Amazonian rainforest species that also occurs on the lower reaches of the Andes. At night these frogs can be found perched on leaves some 10–15 m (33–49 ft) above the ground; during the daytime they may be found in bromeliads or sleeping on the undersides of leaves. It may also occur in cultivated areas. This widespread species is not considered threatened.^[1]

References

1. Lily Rodríguez, Jorge Luis Martinez, Luis A. Coloma, Santiago Ron, Fernando Castro, Jose Vicente Rueda, Diego Cisneros-Heredia, Claude Gascon (2004). "Pristimantis acuminatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
2. "ITIS standard report - Pristimantis acuminatus (Shreve, 1935)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
3. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Pristimantis acuminatus (Shreve, 1935)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 23 November 2014.