Pristimantis apiculatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Brachycephaloidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Batrachomorpha Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Superordo: Batrachia Cladus: Salientia Ordo: Anura Superfamilia: Brachycephaloidea

Familia: Craugastoridae
Subfamilia: Pristimantinae
Genus: Pristimantis
Species: Pristimantis apiculatus

Name

Pristimantis apiculatus (Lynch & Burrowes, 1990)

• Holotype: IND-AN 1506.
• Type locality: “Reserva La Planada, 7 km S Chucunez, Mcpio. Ricuarte, Depto. Nariño, Colombia, 1780 m”.

Combinations

• Eleutherodactylus apiculatus Lynch & Burrowes, 1990: 8 [original combination]
• Eleutherodactylus (Eleutherodactylus) apiculatus — Lynch & Duellman, 1997: 220 [subsequent combination]
• Pristimantis apiculatus — Heinicke, Duellman & Hedges, 2007: table 2 [subsequent combination]
• Pristimantis (Pristimantis) apiculatus — Hedges, Duellman & Heinicke, 2008: 123 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Lynch, J.D. & Burrowes, P.A. 1990. The frogs of the genus Eleutherodactylus (family Leptodactylidae) at the La Planada Reserve in southwestern Colombia with descriptions of eight new species. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Natural History, University of Kansas 136: 1–31.
• Heinicke, M.P., Duellman, W.E. & Hedges, S.B. 2007. Major Caribbean and Central American frog faunas originated by ancient oceanic dispersal. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 104(24): 10092–10097. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0611051104 Reference page. 

Links

• IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2018. IUCN: Pristimantis apiculatus  (Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T56427A85862138. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T56427A85862138.en. Accessed on 10 March 2026.

Vernacular names

• English: La Planada Robber Frog