Pristimantis medemi
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Pristimantis medemi

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

Animal name origin

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

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

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P. medemi is threatened by habitat loss.

References

1. Pristimantis medemi Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pristimantis_medemi
2. Pristimantis medemi on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/56750/3048815

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