Pristimantis acutirostris

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Pristimantis acutirostris
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Strabomantidae
Genus: Pristimantis
Species:
P. acutirostris
Binomial name
Pristimantis acutirostris
(Lynch, 1984)
Synonyms
  • Eleutherodactylus acutirostrisLynch, 1984

Pristimantis acutirostris is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae. [2]

It is endemic to Colombia. Its natural habitat is tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Pristimantis acutirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018: e.T56395A85856660. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T56395A85856660.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. "Pristimantis acutirostris (Lynch, 1984) | Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 2022-10-17.