Pristimantis marahuaka

Pristimantis marahuaka is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae. It is endemic to the summit of Cerro Marahuaca, a tepui in central Amazonas state, Venezuela.[2] Its natural habitat is tepui shrubland at around 2,450 m (8,040 ft) asl where it is common in the mossy bases of Heliamphora plants.[1]

Pristimantis marahuaka
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Strabomantidae
Genus: Pristimantis
Species:
P. marahuaka
Binomial name
Pristimantis marahuaka
(Fuentes & Barrio-Amorós, 2004)
Synonyms
  • Eleutherodactylus marahuaka Fuentes & Barrio-Amorós, 2004

There are no direct threats to this species, but given its small range (<20 km2), it is considered "near threatened" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.[1]

References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Pristimantis marahuaka". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T61813A109542692. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T61813A109542692.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2022). "Pristimantis marahuaka (Fuentes-Ramos and Barrio-Amorós, 2004)". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 26 October 2022.


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