"Centrolene" quindianum
Appearance
"Centrolene" quindianum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Centrolenidae |
Genus: | "Centrolene" |
Species: | "C." quindianum
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Binomial name | |
"Centrolene" quindianum Ruíz-Carranza & Lynch, 1995
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"Centrolene" quindianum is a species of frog in the family Centrolenidae. It is endemic to the Andes of Colombia and is considered a threatened species due to habitat destruction. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and rivers. "C." quindianum is known to have two types of calls, one composed of only two notes and the other composed of three to five notes with its most frequently used one being the former.[1]
References
- ^ Rios-Soto, Julian A. (August 2017). "The Advertisement Call and Notes on the Reproductive Ecology of the Glassfrog " Centrolene" quindianum (Anura: Centrolenidae)". South American Journal of Herpetology. 12 (2): 117–127. doi:10.2994/SAJH-D-16-00022.1.
Sources
- Wild, E. & Lynch, J. 2004. Centrolene quindianum. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 21 July 2007.