Pristimantis nyctophylax
Pristimantis nyctophylax (common names: Tandapi robber frog, watchful rainfrog) is a species of frog in the family Craugastoridae. It is endemic to Ecuador where it is known from the western flank of the Andes in the Cotopaxi and Pichincha Provinces.[2] Its natural habitat is tropical cloud forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
| Pristimantis nyctophylax | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Craugastoridae |
| Genus: | Pristimantis |
| Species: | P. nyctophylax |
| Binomial name | |
| Pristimantis nyctophylax (Lynch, 1976) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Eleutherodactylus nyctophylax Lynch, 1976 | |
References
- Lynch, John; Coloma, Luis A.; Ron, Santiago (2004). "Pristimantis nyctophylax". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T56798A11527051. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T56798A11527051.en.
- Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Pristimantis nyctophylax (Lynch, 1976)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
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