Pristimantis cryptomelas is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae.[2] It is found in the provinces of Morona-Santiago, Zamora-Chinchipe and Loja in Ecuador and the province of Huancabamba in the Piura region in Peru.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Strabomantidae |
| Genus: | Pristimantis |
| Species: | P. cryptomelas
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| Pristimantis cryptomelas (Lynch, 1979)
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Its natural habitats are tropical moist montane forests and high-altitude grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References edit
- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2019). "Pristimantis cryptomelas". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T56539A89206513. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T56539A89206513.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ "Pristimantis cryptomelas (Lynch, 1979) | Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 2022-10-19.
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