Pristimantis
Sign in to savePristimantis is a very speciose genus of frogs distributed in the southern Caribbean islands (Lesser Antilles) and in Central and South America from Honduras to northern Argentina and southern Brazil. With 626 described species (as of February 2026), the genus has more species than any other vertebrate genus. Many of these species are endemic to the Northwestern Andean montane forests ecoregion in north-western South America.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAmphibia
- OrderAnura
- FamilyCraugastoridae
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Pristimantis is a very speciose genus of frogs distributed in the southern Caribbean islands (Lesser Antilles) and in Central and South America from Honduras to northern Argentina and southern Brazil. With 626 described species (as of February 2026), the genus has more species than any other vertebrate genus. Many of these species are endemic to the Northwestern Andean montane forests ecoregion in north-western South America.
==Etymology== The genus name is derived from the Greek πρίστις (serrated) and μάντις (arboreal frog).