Hyalinobatrachium esmeralda
| Hyalinobatrachium esmeralda | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Centrolenidae |
| Genus: | Hyalinobatrachium |
| Species: | H. esmeralda |
| Binomial name | |
| Hyalinobatrachium esmeralda Ruíz-Carranza & Lynch, 1998 | |
Hyalinobatrachium esmeralda is a species of frog in the family Centrolenidae. It is endemic to Colombia and only known from the eastern slope of the Cordillera Oriental in Boyacá[2][3] and Casanare Departments at elevations of 1,600–1,750 m (5,250–5,740 ft) above sea level.[3]
Its natural habitats are cloud forests where it occurs near streams. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
References
- 1 2 Rueda, J.V. & Osorno-Muñoz, M. (2004). "Hyalinobatrachium esmeralda". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) 2004: e.T55012A11237748. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Hyalinobatrachium esmeralda Ruiz-Carranza and Lynch, 1998". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- 1 2 Acosta Galvis, A. R. & D. Cuentas (2016). "Hyalinobatrachium esmeralda Ruiz & Lynch, 1998". Lista de los Anfibios de Colombia V.05.2015. www.batrachia.com. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
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