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Hyloxalus faciopunctulatus

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Hyloxalus faciopunctulatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dendrobatidae
Genus: Hyloxalus
Species:
H. faciopunctulatus
Binomial name
Hyloxalus faciopunctulatus
(Rivero, 1991)
Synonyms

Colostethus faciopunctulatus Rivero, 1991

Hyloxalus faciopunctulatus is a species of frog in the Dendrobatidae family. It is endemic to Colombia where it is only known from its type locality, Puerto Nariño in the Amazonas Department, near the Peruvian border. It is likely to be found in Peru and Brazil.[2][3]

Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests.[1][3] It is threatened by habitat loss due to caused the expansion of agriculture.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Template:IUCN2014.3
  2. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Hyloxalus faciopunctulatus (Rivero, 1991)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  3. ^ a b Acosta-Galvis, A.R. (2014). "Hyloxalus faciopunctulatus (Rivero, 1991)". Lista de los Anfibios de Colombia V.05.2015.0. www.batrachia.com. Retrieved 29 March 2015.