Pristimantis ramagii (Boulenger, 1888)
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.
An adult of Pristimantis ramagii in Nísia Floresta, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
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Open encyclopedia reference
Pristimantis ramagii is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae. It is endemic to northeastern Brazil and occurs between Paraíba and northern Bahia. Common name Paraiba robber frog has been coined for it. Its natural habitats are primary and secondary forests as well as forest edges and rocky areas. It is usually found in leaf litter or in low vegetation. It is an extremely abundant species that could face threats from habitat loss caused by agriculture, livestock grazing, logging, and human settlement. It occurs in a number of protected areas.
Wikipedia contributors, Pristimantis ramagii; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T18:06:07.401671+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Pristimantis ramagii (Boulenger, 1888)
- Name authority
- (Boulenger, 1888)
- 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 ramagii (Boulenger, 1888)
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 |
|---|---|
| Hylodes ramagii Boulenger, 1888 Boulenger, 1888 | synonym |
| Ischnocnema ramagii (Boulenger, 1888) (Boulenger, 1888) | synonym |
| Eleutherodactylus ramagii (Boulenger, 1888) (Boulenger, 1888) | 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=1096340 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:4MJMH. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.