Pristimantis muscosus

Pristimantis muscosus
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Strabomantidae
Genus:	Pristimantis
Species:	P. muscosus
Binomial name
Pristimantis muscosus (Duellman & Pramuk, 1999)
Synonyms
Eleutherodactylus muscosusDuellman & Pramuk, 1999 [2]

Pristimantis muscosus is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae. It is only found on the Cordillera del Condor of southern Ecuador and northern Peru. ^[3]

Its natural habitats are humid, upper montane forests. The Peruvian population occurred on rocky banks of a stream. It is potentially threatened by habitat loss. ^[1]

References

1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2019). "Pristimantis muscosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019 e.T56779A89207906. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T56779A89207906.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. (2022). "Pristimantis muscosus (Duellman and Pramuk, 1999)". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 27 October 2022.