Hyloxalus faciopunctulatus
| Hyloxalus faciopunctulatus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Dendrobatidae |
| Genus: | Hyloxalus |
| Species: | H. faciopunctulatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Hyloxalus faciopunctulatus (Rivero, 1991) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Colostethus faciopunctulatus Rivero, 1991 | |
Hyloxalus faciopunctulatus is a species of frog in the Dendrobatidae family. It is endemic to Colombia where it is only known from its type locality, Puerto Nariño in the Amazonas Department, near the Peruvian border. It is likely to be found in Peru and Brazil.[2][3]
Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests.[1][3] It is threatened by habitat loss due to caused the expansion of agriculture.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Bolívar, W. & Rueda, J.V. (2004). "Hyloxalus faciopunctulatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Hyloxalus faciopunctulatus (Rivero, 1991)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- 1 2 Acosta-Galvis, A.R. (2014). "Hyloxalus faciopunctulatus (Rivero, 1991)". Lista de los Anfibios de Colombia V.05.2015.0. www.batrachia.com. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
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