Peru marsupial frog

Peru marsupial frog
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hemiphractidae
Genus: Gastrotheca
Species: G. peruana
Binomial name
Gastrotheca peruana
(Boulenger, 1900)

The Peru marsupial frog (Gastrotheca peruana) is a species of frog in the Hemiphractidae family. It is endemic to Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, rivers, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, arable land, pastureland, rural gardens, and urban areas.[1]

It is kept as a pet.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Ariadne Angulo, Ulrich Sinsch, Edgar Lehr (2010). "Pseudohynobius kuankuoshuiensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 21 April 2013.

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