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Pristimantis muscosus

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Species of frog

Pristimantis muscosus
Conservation status

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Strabomantidae
Genus: Pristimantis
Species: P. muscosus
Binomial name
Pristimantis muscosus
(Duellman & Pramuk, 1999)
Synonyms
  • Eleutherodactylus muscosus Duellman & Pramuk, 1999

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.

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.

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.
Taxon identifiers
Pristimantis muscosus
Eleutherodactylus muscosus


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