Pristimantis nyctophylax (Lynch, 1976)
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.
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Open encyclopedia reference
Pristimantis nyctophylax, also known as Tandapi robber frog or watchful rainfrog, is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae. It is endemic to Ecuador where it is known from the western flank of the Andes in the Cotopaxi and Pichincha Provinces. Its natural habitat is tropical cloud forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Wikipedia contributors, Pristimantis nyctophylax; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T18:03:35.210513+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Pristimantis nyctophylax (Lynch, 1976)
- Name authority
- (Lynch, 1976)
- 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 nyctophylax (Lynch, 1976)
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 |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Eleutherodactylus nyctophylax Lynch, 1976 Lynch, 1976 | synonym |
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=775664 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:4MJJV. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.