Galapagos Species Database
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Pristimantis unistrigatus
Cutín de Quito, Striped Robber Frog
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Amphibia
Order
Anura
Superfamily
Brachycephaloidea
Family
Strabomantidae
Genus
Pristimantis
Species
unistrigatus
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Introduced - not established
Year of first record: 2000
Mode of introduction: Accidental
Introduction Pathway: Stowaway
Subpathway: Hitchhiker on transport vehicles/cargo
Introduced status: Intercepted
Distribution: Inter-Andean valleys from southern Colombia to central Ecuador. In Galapagos: intercepted on Isabela and Santa Cruz Islands.
- Cisneros-Heredia DF. (2018) The hitchhiker wave: non-native small terrestrial vertebrates in the Galápagos. In: Torres M.L., Mena C.F., editors. Understanding Invasive Species in the Galapagos Islands. Cham: Springer; pp. 95–139.
- Phillips, R. B. (2010) Biogeography of alien vertebrates in the Galapagos Islands: patterns, processes, and conservation implications Doctoral dissertation, The University of New Mexico
- Phillips, R. B. D.A. Wiedenfeld and H.L. Snell (2012) Current status of alien vertebrates in the Galápagos Islands: invasion history, distribution, and potential impacts. Biol Invasions (2012) 14:461–480 DOI 10.1007/s10530-011-0090-z
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"Galapagos Species Database, Pristimantis unistrigatus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=25280. Accessed 31 October 2026.