Pristimantis alalocophus

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Pristimantis alalocophus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Strabomantidae
Genus: Pristimantis
Species:
P. alalocophus
Binomial name
Pristimantis alalocophus
(Roa-Trujillo & Ruíz-Carranza, 1991)
Synonyms
  • Eleutherodactylus alalocophus Roa-Trujillo & Ruíz-Carranza, 1991

Pristimantis alalocophus is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae. [2] It is endemic to Colombia. Its natural habitats are tropical moist montane forests and rivers.

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References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2017). "Pristimantis alalocophus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T56401A85856058. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T56401A85856058.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. "Pristimantis alalocophus (Roa-Trujillo and Ruiz-Carranza, 1991) | Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 2022-10-17.