Hyloxalus fuliginosus

Hyloxalus fuliginosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dendrobatidae
Genus: Hyloxalus
Species: H. fuliginosus
Binomial name
Hyloxalus fuliginosus
Jiménez de la Espada, 1871
Synonyms

Colostethus fuliginosus (Jiménez de la Espada, 1871)

Hyloxalus fuliginosus is a species of frog in the Dendrobatidae family. It may be endemic to Ecuador where it is known from the Amazonian slopes of the Andes in the northern Ecuador,[1][2] with some sources reporting it from Colombia and Venezuela.[3]

Description

Males measure about 24 mm (0.94 in) and females 28–33 mm (1.1–1.3 in) in snout–vent length.[4][2]

Habitat and conservation

Its natural habitats are cloud forests where it occurs near streams. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Coloma, L.A., Ron, S., Grant, T. & Morales, M. (2004). "Hyloxalus fuliginosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  2. 1 2 Coloma, LA, Ortiz, DA, and Frenkel, C. (2013). "Hyloxalus fuliginosus". Ron, S. R., Guayasamin, J. M., Yanez-Muñoz, M. H., Merino-Viteri, A., Ortiz, D. A. and Nicolalde, D. A. 2014. AmphibiaWebEcuador. Version 2014.0. Museo de Zoología, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador (QCAZ). Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  3. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Hyloxalus fuliginosus Jiménez de la Espada, 1870". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  4. Coloma, L. A. (1995). "Ecuadorian frogs of the genus Colostethus (Anura: Dendrobatidae)". Miscellaneous Publication, Museum of Natural History, University of Kansas 87: 1–72.


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