Hyloxalus sylvaticus
| Hyloxalus sylvaticus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Dendrobatidae |
| Genus: | Hyloxalus |
| Species: | H. sylvaticus
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| Binomial name | |
| Hyloxalus sylvaticus | |
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Colostethus sylvaticus (Barbour and Noble, 1920) | |
Hyloxalus sylvaticus is a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae. It is endemic to northern Peru and found on the Amazonian slopes of the Eastern Andes and in the Huancabamba Depression. Its range might extend to Ecuador.[2] Its natural habitats are cloud forests. It is active along streams by day and can hide under rocks within and along streams at night. It is threatened by habitat loss in parts of its range.[1]
References
- ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2018. Hyloxalus sylvaticus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T55154A89200227. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T55154A89200227.en. Downloaded on 21 December 2018.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Hyloxalus sylvaticus (Barbour and Noble, 1920)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
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