Cryptobatrachus fuhrmanni
| Cryptobatrachus fuhrmanni | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hemiphractidae |
| Genus: | Cryptobatrachus |
| Species: | C. fuhrmanni
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| Binomial name | |
| Cryptobatrachus fuhrmanni (Peracca, 1914)
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Cryptobatrachus fuhrmanni (common name: Fuhrmann's backpack frog) is a species of frog in the Hemiphractidae family. It is endemic to Colombia. It is found on the eastern slope of the Cordillera Occidental, northern and eastern flanks of the Cordillera Central, and the western slope of the Cordillera Oriental.[2] It is a common species frog found on rocks in fast-flowing mountain streams in transition and montane forest. Female frogs carry the eggs on their back, and the young develop directly.[1]
Cryptobatrachus fuhrmanni is threatened by habitat loss caused by agriculture and logging as well as by agricultural pollution.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Template:IUCN2013.2
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Cryptobatrachus fuhrmanni (Peracca, 1914)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
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