Pristimantis acerus

Pristimantis acerus is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae. It is endemic to Ecuador and known from the area of its type locality between Papallacta and Cuyujúathe in the Napo Province and from the Llanganates National Park, Pastaza Province. This species is rated as Endangered by the IUCN. Common name Papallacta robber frog has been coined for it.

Pristimantis acerus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Strabomantidae
Genus: Pristimantis
Subgenus: Pristimantis
Species:
P. acerus
Binomial name
Pristimantis acerus
(Lynch and Duellman, 1980)
Synonyms
  • Eleutherodactylus acerus Lynch and Duellman, 1980
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