Cachabi robber frog | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Strabomantidae |
Genus: | Pristimantis |
Species: | P. achatinus |
Binomial name | |
Pristimantis achatinus (Boulenger, 1898) | |
Synonyms | |
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Pristimantis achatinus, also known as Cachabi robber frog or pastures rainfrog, is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae. 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]
Pristimantis acutirostris is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae.
Pristimantis affinis is an endangered species of frog in the family Strabomantidae. It is endemic to Colombia. Its natural habitats are tropical high-altitude shrubland and grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Pristimantis anemerus is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae. It is endemic to Peru where it is only known from the region of its type locality near Canchaque, Huancabamba Province, in the Piura Region of north-western Peru. Its natural habitat is humid montane forest.
Pristimantis bogotensis, also known as the Bogota robber frog, is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae. It is endemic to Colombia where it is only known from the Cundinamarca Department including the Bogotá area, on the Cordillera Oriental. Its natural habitats are tropical moist montane forests and high-altitude páramo grassland, but it adapts to disturbance and can also occur on pastureland, provided that some shrubs remain.
Pristimantis cajamarcensis is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae. It is found in Ecuador and Peru. Its natural habitats are tropical moist montane forests, pastureland, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Pristimantis cruentus is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae, sometimes known as the Chiriqui robber frog. It is found in Costa Rica, Panama, and north-western Colombia. Its natural habitats are forests, including humid lowland and montane forests. It can also be found in degraded habitats outside forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Pristimantis infraguttatus is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae. Endemic to Peru, it has been discovered in only two localities in the Rioja Province of San Martín Region; it occurs in the Alto Mayo Protection Forest. All known individuals were found on leaves on low vegetation less than a meter above the ground in humid forest at night. Reproduction is by direct development. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Pristimantis johannesdei is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae. Its common name is Urrao robber frog. It is endemic to Colombia and found on the western flank of the Cordillera Occidental in the Antioquia and Risaralda Departments. Its natural habitat is tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Pristimantis lirellus is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae. It is endemic to Peru. Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Pristimantis loustes is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador. Its natural habitats are tropical moist montane forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Pristimantis lymani, also known as Lyman's robber frog, is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae. It is found in southern Ecuador and northern Peru. Its natural habitats are montane forests, sub-páramo, and páramo. These common frogs have been found under stones by streams as well as in large bromeliads on rocky slopes and cliffs. While common and having a stable population trend, it is suffering from habitat loss.
Pristimantis lythrodes, also known as Lescure's robber frog, is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae. It is found in northern Peru and in southern Colombia near the Peruvian border. Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests and swamps.
Pristimantis nephophilus is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae. It is found in the San Martin Region of northern Peru and adjacent Zamora-Chinchipe Province of southern Ecuador. Its natural habitat are montane and cloud forests. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by agriculture, selective logging, and human settlement.
Pristimantis palmeri is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae. It is endemic to Colombia. Its natural habitats are tropical moist montane forests, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Pristimantis percnopterus is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae. It is found in the Cordillera del Cóndor and northern Cordillera Central, Peru. Its natural habitat is humid and semi-arid montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss (deforestation).
Pristimantis phragmipleuron is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae. It is endemic to Colombia where it is known only from its type locality, Pan de Azúcar, Cordillera Central, in the Antioquia Department. Its natural habitat is tropical cloud forest. It is a rare species threatened by habitat loss; the habitat at the type locality has badly suffered from human settlement and the collection of firewood.
Pristimantis quaquaversus is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae. It is found on the lower Amazonian slopes of the Andes from northern Ecuador south to the Cordillera de Cutucú and Cordillera del Cóndor as well as the adjacent northern Peru.
Pristimantis schultei is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae. It is found in Ecuador and Peru. Its natural habitats are tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Pristimantis taeniatus is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae. It is found in central Panama to Colombia, possibly to north-western Ecuador. It is sometimes known as banded robber frog.
Pristimantis thectopternus, commonly called the Northern Cordilleras robber frog, is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae. It is endemic to Colombia. Its natural habitats are tropical moist montane forests, plantations, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forest.