Pristimantis parectatus

Pristimantis parectatus is a species of frog in the family Craugastoridae. It is endemic to Colombia where it is found on the eastern flank of the Cordillera Central in the Antioquia and Caldas Departments.[2][3] Its natural habitats are high-altitude (1,800–2,850 m (5,910–9,350 ft) asl) Andean cloud forests. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by agricultural development.[1]

Pristimantis parectatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Craugastoridae
Genus: Pristimantis
Species:
P. parectatus
Binomial name
Pristimantis parectatus
(Lynch & Rueda-Almonacid, 1998)
Synonyms

Eleutherodactylus parectatus Lynch & Rueda-Almonacid, 1998

References

  1. Castro, F. & Herrera, M.I. (2004). "Pristimantis parectatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004. Retrieved 29 November 2014.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Pristimantis parectatus (Lynch and Rueda-Almonacid, 1998)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  3. Acosta-Galvis, A.R. (2014). "Pristimantis parectatus (Lynch and Rueda-Almonacid, 1998)". Lista de los Anfibios de Colombia V.04.2014. www.batrachia.com. Retrieved 29 November 2014.


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