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

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

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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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