Pristimantis insignitus

Pristimantis insignitus is a species of frog in the family Craugastoridae. Its common name is ground robber frog. It is endemic to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia.[2] Its natural habitats are could forests at elevations of 1,530–2,134 m (5,020–7,001 ft) asl.[3] These frogs have been found under logs or rocks on roadsides, or when active, on top of rocks, logs or low vegetation, beside streams. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

Pristimantis insignitus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Craugastoridae
Genus: Pristimantis
Species:
P. insignitus
Binomial name
Pristimantis insignitus
(Ruthven, 1917)
Synonyms

Eleutherodactylus insignitus Ruthven, 1917

References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2017. Pristimantis insignitus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T56673A85871060. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T56673A85871060.en. Downloaded on 09 January 2019.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Pristimantis insignitus (Ruthven, 1917)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  3. Acosta-Galvis, A.R. (2014). "Pristimantis insignitus (Ruthven, 1917)". Lista de los Anfibios de Colombia V.04.2014. www.batrachia.com. Retrieved 19 October 2014.


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