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Pristimantis nyctophylax

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Species of frog

Pristimantis nyctophylax
Conservation status

Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Strabomantidae
Genus: Pristimantis
Species: P. nyctophylax
Binomial name
Pristimantis nyctophylax
(Lynch, 1976)
Synonyms
  • Eleutherodactylus nyctophylax Lynch, 1976

Pristimantis nyctophylax, also known as Tandapi robber frog or watchful rainfrog, is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae. It is endemic to Ecuador where it is known from the western flank of the Andes in the Cotopaxi and Pichincha Provinces. Its natural habitat is tropical cloud forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. ^ John Lynch, Luis A. Coloma, Santiago Ron (2004). "Pristimantis nyctophylax". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T56798A11527051. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T56798A11527051.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2022). "Pristimantis nyctophylax (Lynch, 1976)". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
Taxon identifiers
Pristimantis nyctophylax


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