Psychrophrynella pinguis
Psychrophrynella pinguis is a species of frog in the family Craugastoridae. It is endemic to Bolivia and only known from its type locality in the Inquisivi Province, La Paz Department.[1][2] It is known from an area consisting of a mixture of elfin forest and pastures, where it was found under stones in a humid stream bed. Smallholder agriculture and climate change are potential threats to this species.[1]
| Psychrophrynella pinguis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Craugastoridae |
| Genus: | Psychrophrynella |
| Species: | P. pinguis |
| Binomial name | |
| Psychrophrynella pinguis (Harvey and Ergueta-Sandoval, 1998) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Phrynopus pinguis Harvey and Ergueta-Sandoval, 1998 | |
References
- Ignacio De la Riva (2008). "Psychrophrynella pinguis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T57226A11605205. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T57226A11605205.en.
- Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Psychrophrynella pinguis (Harvey and Ergueta-Sandoval, 1998)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
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