Hyloxalus anthracinus
| Hyloxalus anthracinus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Dendrobatidae |
| Subfamily: | Hyloxalinae |
| Genus: | Hyloxalus |
| Species: | H. anthracinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Hyloxalus anthracinus (Edwards, 1971) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Colostethus anthracinus Edwards, 1971[2] | |
Hyloxalus anthracinus is a species of frog in the Dendrobatidae family. It is endemic to Ecuador and occurs on the Cordillera Oriental and in the Mazán River, southern Ecuador.[3] The name anthracinus means "coal black" and refers to the black dorsum of males.[2]
Its natural habitats are páramo, very humid montane forest, and lower humid montane forest. It appears to have declined dramatically, possibly due to chytridiomycosis. It is also threatened by habitat loss.[1]
References
- 1 2 Coloma, L.A.; Ron, S.; Grant, T. & Morales, M. (2004). "Hyloxalus anthracinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
- 1 2 Edwards, S. R. (1971). "Taxonomic notes on South American Colostethus with descriptions of two new species (Amphibia, Dendrobatidae)". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 84: 147–162.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Hyloxalus anthracinus (Edwards, 1971)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
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