Pristimantis ornatissimus
| Pristimantis ornatissimus | |
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| Prisrimantis ornatissimus is primarily arboreal, as shown here sitting on a leaf. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Strabomantidae |
| Genus: | Pristimantis |
| Species: | P. ornatissimus
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| Binomial name | |
| Pristimantis ornatissimus (Despax, 1911)
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Pristimantis ornatissimus is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae.[2] It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests and moist montane forests, at altitudes of 400–1800 meters.[3] It lives among bromeliads, Heliconia, and fronds of palms such as Ceroxylon and Wettinia. It can also be found in plantations of banana (Musa paradisiaca) and sugar cane (Saccharum officinarum) that border native forests.[4] It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2022). "Pristimantis ornatissimus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022 e.T114139548A98652396. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
- ^ "Pristimantis ornatissimus (Despax, 1911) | Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
- ^ AmphibiaWeb : Pristimantis ornatissimus (Despax, 1911) Accessed May 20, 2020.
- ^ Guayasamin, Juan M.; Hutter, Carl R.; Tapia, Elicio E.; Culebras, Jaime; Peñafiel, Nicolás; Pyron, R. Alexander; Morochz, Carlos; Funk, W. Chris; Arteaga, Alejandro (2017-03-22). Chiang, Tzen-Yuh (ed.). "Diversification of the rainfrog Pristimantis ornatissimus in the lowlands and Andean foothills of Ecuador". PLOS ONE. 12 (3) e0172615. Bibcode:2017PLoSO..1272615G. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0172615. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 5362048. PMID 28329011.