Silver marsupial frog
| Gastrotheca plumbea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hemiphractidae |
| Genus: | Gastrotheca |
| Species: | G. plumbea |
| Binomial name | |
| Gastrotheca plumbea (Boulenger, 1882) | |
The silver marsupial frog (Gastrotheca plumbea; in Spanish: rana marsupial bromelícola) is a species of frog in the Hemiphractidae family. It is endemic to the Pacific slopes of Andes in northern and central Ecuador.[1][2] It is a nocturnal, arboreal inhabitant of cloud forests that can also be found in forest edge and secondary, degraded habitats. It is closely associated with arboreal bromeliads. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Coloma, L.A., Ron, S., Cisneros-Heredia, D. & Almandáriz, A. (2004). "Gastrotheca plumbea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Gastrotheca plumbea (Boulenger, 1882)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
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