Pristimantis illotus
Pristimantis illotus is a species of frogs in the family Craugastoridae. It is found on the Cordillera Occidental in Valle del Cauca and Cauca Departments in Colombia and southwards to the Pichincha Province, Ecuador.[2][3]
| Pristimantis illotus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Craugastoridae |
| Genus: | Pristimantis |
| Species: | P. illotus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pristimantis illotus (Lynch & Duellman, 1997) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Eleutherodactylus illotus Lynch & Duellman, 1997 | |
Its natural habitats are cloud forests. It is threatened by habitat loss (deforestation) and pollution (spraying illegal crops).[1]
References
- Lynch, J.; Coloma, L.A. & Ron, S. (2004). "Pristimantis illotus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T56663A11500851. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T56663A11500851.en.
- Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Pristimantis illotus (Lynch and Duellman, 1997)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- Acosta-Galvis, A.R. (2014). "Pristimantis illotus (Lynch & Duellman, 1997)". Lista de los Anfibios de Colombia V.04.2014. www.batrachia.com. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
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