Pristimantis spilogaster
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Pristimantis spilogaster faces severe population decline primarily due to habitat destruction from agricultural expansion and urban development in its restricted montane range. The species' extremely limited distribution makes it particularly vulnerable to localized threats, with deforestation for cattle ranching and crop cultivation fragmenting its cloud forest habitat. Climate change poses an additional threat by altering the moisture regimes essential for this amphibian's survival in high-elevation environments.
Habitat
This species inhabits montane cloud forests and humid upper montane forests at elevations between 2,000-3,000 meters in the Andes. It requires areas with high humidity, dense vegetation cover, and stable microclimatic conditions typical of cloud forest ecosystems.