Pristimantis cryptomelas

Pristimantis cryptomelas
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Strabomantidae
Genus:	Pristimantis
Species:	P. cryptomelas
Binomial name
Pristimantis cryptomelas (Lynch, 1979)
Synonyms
Eleutherodactylus cryptomelasLynch, 1979

Pristimantis cryptomelas is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae. ^[2] It is found in the provinces of Morona-Santiago, Zamora-Chinchipe and Loja in Ecuador and the province of Huancabamba in the Piura region in Peru.

Its natural habitats are tropical moist montane forests and high-altitude grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2019). "Pristimantis cryptomelas". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019 e.T56539A89206513. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T56539A89206513.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
2. "Pristimantis cryptomelas (Lynch, 1979) | Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 2022-10-19.