Pristimantis marahuaka
Pristimantis marahuaka is a species of frogs in the family Craugastoridae. It is endemic to the summit of Cerro Marahuaca, a tepui in central Amazonas state, Venezuela.[2] Its natural habitat is tepui shrubland at around 2,450 m (8,040 ft) asl where it is common in the mossy bases of Heliamphora plants.[1]
| Pristimantis marahuaka | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Craugastoridae |
| Genus: | Pristimantis |
| Species: | P. marahuaka |
| Binomial name | |
| Pristimantis marahuaka (Fuentes & Barrio-Amorós, 2004) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Eleutherodactylus marahuaka Fuentes & Barrio-Amorós, 2004 | |
There are no direct threats to this species, but given its small range (<20 km²), it is considered "near threatened" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.[1]
References
- IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Pristimantis marahuaka". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T61813A109542692.
- Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Pristimantis marahuaka (Fuentes-Ramos and Barrio-Amorós, 2004)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
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