Pristimantis anemerus

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Pristimantis anemerus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Strabomantidae
Genus: Pristimantis
Species:
P. anemerus
Binomial name
Pristimantis anemerus
(Duellman & Pramuk, 1999)
Synonyms

Eleutherodactylus atrabracusDuellman & Pramuk, 1999 [2]

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. [3] Its natural habitat is humid montane forest. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Pristimantis anemerus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018: e.T56417A89205142. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T56417A89205142.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. (2014). "Pristimantis anemerus (Duellman and Pramuk, 1999)". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 17 October 2022.