Hyloxalus parcus
Appearance
Hyloxalus parcus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Dendrobatidae |
Genus: | Hyloxalus |
Species: | H. parcus
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Binomial name | |
Hyloxalus parcus (Rivero, 1991)
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Synonyms | |
Colostethus parcus Rivero, 1991 |
Hyloxalus parcus (Gualaceo rocket frog) is a species of frog in the Dendrobatidae family. It is endemic to Ecuador where it is only known from its type locality in the Zamora-Santiago Provinceat elevation of 1,981 m (6,499 ft) asl.[2]
Hyloxalus parcus has been considered a synonym of Hyloxalus exasperatus,[3] but it is now treated as a valid species.[2] Very little is known about it, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed Hyloxalus parcus as "Data Deficient" in 2008.[1]
References
- ^ a b Template:IUCN2014.3
- ^ a b Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Hyloxalus parcus (Rivero, 1991)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 11 April 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.