Pristimantis illotus

Pristimantis illotus is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae. It is found on the Cordillera Occidental in Valle del Cauca and Cauca Departments in Colombia and southwards to the Pichincha Province, Ecuador.[2][3]

Pristimantis illotus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Strabomantidae
Genus: Pristimantis
Species:
P. illotus
Binomial name
Pristimantis illotus
(Lynch & Duellman, 1997)
Synonyms
  • Eleutherodactylus illotus Lynch & Duellman, 1997

Its natural habitats are cloud forests. It is threatened by habitat loss (deforestation) and pollution (spraying illegal crops).[1]

References
  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2019). "Pristimantis illotus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T56663A85863151. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T56663A85863151.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2022). "Pristimantis illotus (Lynch and Duellman, 1997)". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  3. Acosta-Galvis, A.R. (2014). "Pristimantis illotus (Lynch & Duellman, 1997)". Lista de los Anfibios de Colombia V.04.2014. www.batrachia.com. Retrieved 11 December 2014.


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