Pristimantis molybrignus
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Pristimantis molybrignus faces severe threats from ongoing deforestation and habitat conversion in its restricted montane range. Mining activities and agricultural expansion have fragmented the remaining cloud forest patches where this species occurs. The frog's extremely limited distribution makes it particularly vulnerable to localized habitat destruction, with entire populations potentially eliminated by single development projects.
Habitat
This species inhabits montane cloud forests and humid upper montane forests, typically found in leaf litter and low vegetation in pristine forest environments. It occurs at elevations between 2,000-3,000 meters in the Andean slopes of Ecuador.