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Pristimantis medemi
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Conservation status
Scientific classification
Synonyms
  • Eleutherodactylus medemi Lynch, 1994

Pristimantis medemi is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae. The species is endemic to Colombia.

Etymology

The specific name, medemi, is in honor of Federico Medem, who was a Colombian herpetologist of Baltic German descent.

Distribution and habitat

The natural habitats of P. medemi are tropical moist lowland forests, moist montane forests, rivers, plantations, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forest.

Conservation status

P. medemi is threatened by habitat loss.

See also

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