Pristimantis
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.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAmphibia
- OrderAnura
- FamilyCraugastoridae
Habitatfreshwater
Observations recorded141,457
Pristimantis (denominadas popularmente ranas de lluvia) es un género de anfibios anuros de la familia Craugastoridae, que se distribuyen en la región neotropical, desde el norte de Argentina hasta América Central, el sur de Norteamérica y las pequeñas Antillas. Siendo Colombia y Ecuador los países con mayor representación de este género. Pristimantis es considerado el género más diverso entre los vertebrados terrestres, con 560 especies actualmente reconocidas. Su biología reproductiva presenta desarrollo directo, esto es, carecen de una larva de vida libre, obligando al embrión a finalizar su ciclo al interior del huevo. En el pasado Pristimantis fue incluido dentro del aún más extenso género Eleutherodactylus y considerado parte de la familia Leptodactylidae.
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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).