Pristimantis cryptomelas

Pristimantis cryptomelas is a species of frog in the family Craugastoridae. It is found in the provinces of Morona-Santiago, Zamora-Chinchipe and Loja in Ecuador and the province of Huancabamba in the Piura region in Peru.

Pristimantis cryptomelas
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Craugastoridae
Genus: Pristimantis
Species:
P. cryptomelas
Binomial name
Pristimantis cryptomelas
(Lynch, 1979)
Synonyms

Eleutherodactylus cryptomelas Lynch, 1979

Its natural habitats are tropical moist montane forests and high-altitude grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group 2019. Pristimantis cryptomelas. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T56539A89206513. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T56539A89206513.en. Downloaded on 22 July 2019.
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