Pristimantis cryptomelas

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.

Pristimantis cryptomelas
Pristimantis cryptomelas
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Strabomantidae
Genus:	Pristimantis
Species:	P. cryptomelas
Binomial name
Pristimantis cryptomelas (Lynch, 1979)
Synonyms
Eleutherodactylus cryptomelas Lynch, 1979

Its natural habitats are tropical moist montane forests and high-altitude grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.