Pristimantis melanogaster

Pristimantis melanogaster is a species of frog in the family Craugastoridae. It is endemic to northern Peru where it is only known from vicinity of the type locality in the Bagua Province, Amazonas Region.[3] Its natural habitats are páramo and elfin forest within very humid montane forest at elevations of 2,800–3,470 m (9,190–11,380 ft) asl. It is known from only three locations in a region subject to destruction of habitat through agriculture, livestock grazing and wood extraction.[1]

Pristimantis melanogaster
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Craugastoridae
Genus: Pristimantis
Species:
P. melanogaster
Binomial name
Pristimantis melanogaster
(Duellman and Pramuk, 1999)
Synonyms
  • Eleutherodactylus melanogaster Duellman and Pramuk, 1999[2]
  • Craugastor melanogaster (Duellman and Pramuk, 1999)

References
  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2017. Pristimantis melanogaster. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T56755A89207478. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T56755A89207478.en. Downloaded on 09 January 2019.
  2. Duellman, William E.; Pramuk, Jennifer B. (1999). "Frogs of the genus Eleutherodactylus (Anura: Leptodactylidae) in the Andes of northern Peru". Scientific Papers. Natural History Museum, University of Kansas. 13: 1–78.
  3. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Pristimantis melanogaster (Duellman and Pramuk, 1999)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 19 October 2014.


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