Pristimantis ecuadorensis Guayasamin, Hutter, Tapia, Culebras, Peñafiel, Pyron, Morochz, Funk & Arteaga-Navarro, 2017
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Holotype of Pristimantis ecuadorensis, adult female.
Juan M. Guayasamin , Carl R. Hutter, Elicio E. Tapia, Jaime Culebras, Nicolás Peñafiel, R. Alexander Pyron, Carlos Morochz, W. Chris Funk, Alejandro Arteaga · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Image sourceProvider-generated thumbnail requested at 800 pixels; no local editing Local WebP display rendition; resized without cropping.
Open encyclopedia reference
Pristimantis ecuadorensis, also known as Ecuadorian rainfrog, is a species of rainfrog in the family Strabomantidae that is endemic to Ecuador. It is only known from three nearby localities on the western slopes of the Ecuadorian Andes in the Cotopaxi and Pichincha Provinces. Prior to its description as a new species in 2017, it was mixed with Pristimantis ornatissimus. As currently defined, Pristimantis ornatissimus occurs at elevations below 1,100 m (3,600 ft), whereas Pristimantis ecuadorensis is known from 1,450–1,480 m (4,760–4,860 ft) above sea level.
Wikipedia contributors, Pristimantis ecuadorensis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T17:59:35.182128+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Pristimantis ecuadorensis Guayasamin, Hutter, Tapia, Culebras, Peñafiel, Pyron, Morochz, Funk & Arteaga-Navarro, 2017
- Name authority
- Guayasamin, Hutter, Tapia, Culebras, Peñafiel, Pyron, Morochz, Funk & Arteaga-Navarro, 2017
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Strabomantidae
- Genus
- Pristimantis
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- superfamilyBrachycephaloidea Günther, 1858
- familyStrabomantidae Hedges, Duellman & Heinecke, 2008
- subfamilyPristimantinae Ohler & Dubois, 2012
- genusPristimantis Jiménez de la Espada, 1870
- speciesPristimantis ecuadorensis Guayasamin, Hutter, Tapia, Culebras, Peñafiel, Pyron, Morochz, Funk & Arteaga-Navarro, 2017
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Pristimantis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Pristimantis aaptus (Lynch & Lescure, 1980) | StrabomantidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pristimantis academicus Lehr, Moravec & Gagliardi-Urrutia, 2010 | StrabomantidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pristimantis acatallelus (Lynch & Ruiz-Carranza, 1983) | StrabomantidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pristimantis acerus (Lynch & Duellman, 1980) | StrabomantidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pristimantis achatinus (Boulenger, 1898) | StrabomantidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pristimantis actinolaimus (Lynch & Rueda-Almonacid, 1998) | StrabomantidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pristimantis acuminatus (Shreve, 1935) | StrabomantidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pristimantis acutirostris (Lynch, 1984) | StrabomantidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pristimantis aemulatus (Ruiz-Carranza, Lynch & Ardila-Robayo, 1997) | StrabomantidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pristimantis albujai Brito-M., Batallas-R. & Yánez-Muñoz, 2017 | StrabomantidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pristimantis allpapuyu Yánez-Muñoz, Sánchez-Nivicela & Reyes-Puig, 2016 | StrabomantidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pristimantis altae (Dunn, 1942) | StrabomantidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=1104421 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4MJDF. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.