Pristimantis thectopternus

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Pristimantis thectopternus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Strabomantidae
Genus: Pristimantis
Species:
P. thectopternus
Binomial name
Pristimantis thectopternus
(Lynch, 1965)
Synonyms
  • Eleutherodactylus thectopternusLynch, 1965

Pristimantis thectopternus, commonly called the Northern Cordilleras robber frog, is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae. [2] It is endemic to Colombia. Its natural habitats are tropical moist montane forests, plantations, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forest.

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References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Pristimantis thectopternus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018: e.T57002A85880312. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T57002A85880312.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. "Pristimantis thectopternus (Lynch, 1975) | Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 2022-11-02.