Pristimantis elegans
| Pristimantis elegans | |
|---|---|
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Craugastoridae |
| Genus: | Pristimantis |
| Species: | P. elegans |
| Binomial name | |
| Pristimantis elegans (Peters, 1863) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Eleutherodactylus elegans (Peters, 1863) | |
Pristimantis elegans is a species of frog in the Craugastoridae family. Its common name is elegant robber frog. It is endemic to Colombia where it occurs on the Cordillera Oriental in the Cundinamarca and Boyacá Departments.[2][3] Its natural habitats are páramo and cloud forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
References
- 1 2 Castro, F., Herrera, M.I., Amézquita, A. & Rueda, J.V. (2010). "Pristimantis elegans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Pristimantis elegans (Peters, 1863)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ↑ Acosta-Galvis, A.R. (2014). "Pristimantis elegans (Peters, 1863)". Lista de los Anfibios de Colombia V.04.2014. www.batrachia.com. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
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