Pristimantis acuminatus

Pristimantis acuminatus is a species of frog in the family Craugastoridae. It is found in the Amazonian Ecuador, northern Peru, and adjacent Colombia and Brazil.[3] It is a lowland Amazonian rainforest species that also occurs on the lower reaches of the Andes. At night these frogs can be found perched on leaves some 10–15 m (33–49 ft) above the ground; during the daytime they may be found in bromeliads or sleeping on the undersides of leaves. It may also occur in cultivated areas. This widespread species is not considered threatened.[1]

Pristimantis acuminatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Craugastoridae
Genus: Pristimantis
Species:
P. acuminatus
Binomial name
Pristimantis acuminatus
(Shreve, 1935)[2]
Synonyms

Eleutherodactylus acuminatus Shreve, 1935

References
  1. Lily Rodríguez; Jorge Luis Martinez; Luis A. Coloma; Santiago Ron; Fernando Castro; Jose Vicente Rueda; Diego Cisneros-Heredia; Claude Gascon (2004). "Pristimantis acuminatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004. Retrieved 23 November 2014.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. "ITIS standard report - Pristimantis acuminatus (Shreve, 1935)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  3. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Pristimantis acuminatus (Shreve, 1935)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 23 November 2014.


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