Pristimantis cruentus

{{short description|Species of frog}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}

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| image = Pristimantis cruentus studio.jpg

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group |date=2015 |title=Pristimantis cruentus |volume=2015 |page=e.T56535A54349571 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T56535A54349571.en |access-date=12 November 2021}}

| taxon = Pristimantis cruentus

| authority = (Peters, 1873)

| synonyms =

• Eleutherodactylus cruentus Peters, 1873
• Eleutherodactylus dubitus Taylor, 1952
• Syrrhophus lutosus Barbour & Dunn, 1921

}}

Pristimantis cruentus is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae, sometimes known as the Chiriqui robber frog. It is found in Costa Rica, Panama, and north-western Colombia.{{cite web |url=https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/Amphibia/Anura/Brachycephaloidea/Strabomantidae/Pristimantinae/Pristimantis/Pristimantis-cruentus |title=Pristimantis cruentus (Peters, 1873) |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2014 |work=Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1 |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |access-date=19 October 2022}}

Its natural habitats are forests, including humid lowland and montane forests. It can also be found in degraded habitats outside forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.