Pristimantis unistrigatus

Pristimantis unistrigatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Craugastoridae
Genus: Pristimantis
Species: P. unistrigatus
Binomial name
Pristimantis unistrigatus
(Günther, 1859)
Synonyms

Eleutherodactylus unistrigatus (Günther, 1859)
Hylodes lehmanni Boettger, 1892
Prostherapis equatorialis Barbour, 1908
Syrrhophus coeruleus Andersson, 1945

Pristimantis unistrigatus (common name: striped robber frog, in Spanish cutín de Quito) is a species of frog in the Craugastoridae family. It is found in the Andean valleys from southern Colombia to central Ecuador.[2]

Pristimantis unistrigatus is a common species found in various habitats (grasslands and cultivated areas including pastures, ditches, shrubs, croplands) as well as forest edges and even urban areas. Only heavy agrochemical pollution threatens it.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Coloma, L.A., Ron, S., Rodríguez, L., Martinez, J.L., Yánez-Muñoz, M. & Almandáriz, A. (2010). "Pristimantis unistrigatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Pristimantis unistrigatus (Günther, 1859)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 18 March 2015.


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