El Pepino tree frog

El Pepino tree frog
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Hyloscirtus
Species: H. torrenticola
Binomial name
Hyloscirtus torrenticola
(Duellman & Altig, 1978)

The El Pepino tree frog, Hyloscirtus torrenticola, is a species of frog in the Hylidae family found in Colombia and Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rivers, and swamps. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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