Pristimantis ockendeni

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Pristimantis ockendeni is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae.[2] It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and possibly Bolivia. Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests, tropical moist montane forests, and heavily degraded former forest.

Phylum:Chordata
Class:Amphibia
Order:Anura
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Pristimantis ockendeni
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Strabomantidae
Genus: Pristimantis
Species:
P. ockendeni
Binomial name
Pristimantis ockendeni
(Boulenger, 1912)
Synonyms
  • Eleutherodactylus ockendeni (Boulenger, 1912)
  • Eleutherodactylus anderssoni Lynch, 1968
  • Eleutherodactylus melini Bokermann, 1968
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Research published in early 2008 suggested that in Ecuador the species is actually at least three different cryptic species that diverged at least 5 million years ago.[3][4]

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