Hyloxalus fuliginosus
Appearance
Hyloxalus fuliginosus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Dendrobatidae |
Genus: | Hyloxalus |
Species: | H. fuliginosus
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Binomial name | |
Hyloxalus fuliginosus Jiménez de la Espada, 1871
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Synonyms | |
Colostethus fuliginosus (Jiménez de la Espada, 1871) |
Hyloxalus fuliginosus is a species of frog in the Dendrobatidae family. It may be endemic to Ecuador where it is known from the Amazonian slopes of the Andes in the northern Ecuador,[1][2] with some sources reporting it from Colombia and Venezuela.[3]
Description
Males measure about 24 mm (0.94 in) and females 28–33 mm (1.1–1.3 in) in snout–vent length.[4][2]
Habitat and conservation
Its natural habitats are cloud forests where it occurs near streams. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Template:IUCN2014.3
- ^ a b Coloma, LA, Ortiz, DA, and Frenkel, C. (2013). "Hyloxalus fuliginosus". Ron, S. R., Guayasamin, J. M., Yanez-Muñoz, M. H., Merino-Viteri, A., Ortiz, D. A. and Nicolalde, D. A. 2014. AmphibiaWebEcuador. Version 2014.0. Museo de Zoología, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador (QCAZ). Retrieved 26 March 2015.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Hyloxalus fuliginosus Jiménez de la Espada, 1870". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
- ^ Coloma, L. A. (1995). "Ecuadorian frogs of the genus Colostethus (Anura: Dendrobatidae)". Miscellaneous Publication, Museum of Natural History, University of Kansas. 87: 1–72.