Pristimantis pataikos

Pristimantis pataikos is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae. It is known from two locations, one in the Amazonas Region in northern Peru and the other one in nearby Zamora-Chinchipe Province in southern Ecuador.[3] Its natural habitat is tropical moist montane forest at elevations of 1,800–3,470 m (5,910–11,380 ft) asl. It is threatened by habitat loss. The location in Ecuador is within the Podocarpus National Park.[1]

Pristimantis pataikos
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Strabomantidae
Genus: Pristimantis
Species:
P. pataikos
Binomial name
Pristimantis pataikos
(Duellman & Pramuk, 1999)
Synonyms
  • Eleutherodactylus pataikos Duellman & Pramuk, 1999[2]

References
  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Pristimantis pataikos". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T56833A89208329. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T56833A89208329.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. Duellman, William E.; Pramuk, Jennifer B. (1999). "Frogs of the genus Eleutherodactylus (Anura: Leptodactylidae) in the Andes of northern Peru". Scientific Papers. Natural History Museum, University of Kansas. 13: 1–78.
  3. Frost, Darrel R. (2022). "Pristimantis percnopterus (Duellman and Pramuk, 1999)". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 28 October 2022.


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