Hyloxalus fuliginosus

Hyloxalus fuliginosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dendrobatidae
Subfamily: Hyloxalinae
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.[2][4]

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 & 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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