Pristimantis sternothylax

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Pristimantis sternothylax
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Strabomantidae
Genus: Pristimantis
Species:
P. sternothylax
Binomial name
Pristimantis sternothylax
(Duellman & Wild, 1993)
Synonyms
  • Eleutherodactylus sternothylaxDuellman & Wild, 1993

Pristimantis sternothylax is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae. It is found on the Cordillera de Huancabamba, Cordillera Occidental, Cerro Aypate, and Cerro Toronche in northern Peru as well as in the Loja Province in southern Ecuador. [2] Its natural habitats are humid montane forest. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2019). "Pristimantis sternothylax". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019: e.T56979A89209912. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T56979A89209912.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2022). "Pristimantis sternothylax (Duellman and Wild, 1993)". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2 November 2022.