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Serranobatrachus megalops
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Strabomantidae
Genus: Serranobatrachus
Species:
S. megalops
Binomial name
Serranobatrachus megalops
(Ruthven, 1917)
Synonyms
  • Eleutherodactylus megalops Ruthven, 1917
  • Pristimantis megalops (Ruthven, 1917)

Serranobatrachus megalops is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae. Its common name is San Lorenzo robber frog. It is endemic to the northwestern slopes of Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, northern Colombia.[2][3] It occurs in cloud forest areas where it is found in closed-canopy secondary forests, riparian forests, and pine plantations. It is a very common, terrestrial frog that can be found on fallen leaves and under rocks and logs. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2017). "Pristimantis megalops". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T56752A85868169. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T56752A85868169.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2022). "Serranobatrachus megalops (Ruthven, 1917)". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  3. ^ Acosta-Galvis, A.R. (2014). "Pristimantis megalops (Ruthven, 1917)". Lista de los Anfibios de Colombia V.04.2014. www.batrachia.com. Retrieved 26 October 2014.


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Globally near threatened (IUCN). Endemic to the Santa Marta region of Colombia, where we documented it in June 2023.