Pristimantis achatinus

Cachabi robber frog
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Craugastoridae
Genus: Pristimantis
Species: P. achatinus
Binomial name
Pristimantis achatinus
(Boulenger, 1898)
Synonyms

Hylodes achatinus Boulenger, 1898
Hylodes pagmae Fowler, 1913
Eleutherodactylus achatinus (Boulenger, 1898)
Eleutherodactylus brederi Dunn, 1934

Pristimantis achatinus (common names: Cachabi robber frog, pastures rainfrog) is a species of frog in the Craugastoridae family. It is found from eastern Panama through Colombia to western Ecuador.[2] Its natural habitats are both lowland and montane habitats: forest clearings, road cuts in forest, and banana, cacao and coffee plantations, as well as in forested areas. It is mostly terrestrial, sometimes occurring off the ground in vegetation. It is a very common frog.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Taran Grant, Manuel Morales, Frank Solís, Roberto Ibáñez, César Jaramillo, Querube Fuenmayor (2010). "Pristimantis achatinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Pristimantis achatinus (Boulenger, 1898)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 3 August 2014.


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