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Pristimantis

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Pristimantis
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Pristimantis is a very speciose genus of frogs distributed in the southern Caribbean islands (Lesser Antilles) and in Central and South America from Honduras to northern Argentina and southern Brazil.[1] With 617 described species (as of February 2025), the genus has more species than any other vertebrate genus.[2] Many of these species genus are endemic to the Northwestern Andean montane forests ecoregion in north-western South America.[3]

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Etymology

From the Greek πρίστις (serrated) and μάντις (arboreal frog).[4]

Taxonomy

Placement of this genus has varied greatly. Pristimantis was long included in the massive genus Eleutherodactylus, and considered part of the family Leptodactylidae. Currently, the genus is placed in the family Strabomantidae, subfamily Strabomantinae.[2][5][1]

Species

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Pristimantis orcesi, Pristimantis erythros, Pristimantis pycnodermis and Pristimantis loujosti

As of February 2025, 617 Pristimantis species had been named, but new ones continue to be described on a regular basis (e.g.,[6][7][8][9]):[1]

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References

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