Hyloxalus sylvaticus
| Hyloxalus sylvaticus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Dendrobatidae |
| Genus: | Hyloxalus |
| Species: | H. sylvaticus |
| Binomial name | |
| Hyloxalus sylvaticus (Barbour and Noble, 1920) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Colostethus sylvaticus (Barbour and Noble, 1920) | |
Hyloxalus sylvaticus is a species of frog in the Dendrobatidae family. It is endemic to northern Peru and found on the Amazonian slopes of the Eastern Andes and in the Huancabamba Depression. Its range might extend to Ecuador.[2] Its natural habitats are cloud forests. It is active along streams by day and can hide under rocks within and along streams at night. It is threatened by habitat loss in parts of its range.[1]
References
- 1 2 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2012). "Hyloxalus sylvaticus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Hyloxalus sylvaticus (Barbour and Noble, 1920)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
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