Pristimantis nyctophylax
| Pristimantis nyctophylax | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Craugastoridae |
| Genus: | Pristimantis |
| Species: | P. nyctophylax |
| Binomial name | |
| Pristimantis nyctophylax (Lynch, 1976) | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Eleutherodactylus nyctophylax Lynch, 1976 | |
Pristimantis nyctophylax (common names: Tandapi robber frog, watchful rainfrog) is a species of frog in the family Craugastoridae. It is endemic to Ecuador where it is known from the western flank of the Andes in the Cotopaxi and Pichincha Provinces.[2] Its natural habitat is tropical cloud forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 John Lynch, Luis A. Coloma & Santiago Ron (2004). "Pristimantis nyctophylax". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved February 2, 2010.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Pristimantis nyctophylax (Lynch, 1976)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
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