Hyloxalus maquipucuna

Hyloxalus maquipucuna
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dendrobatidae
Subfamily: Hyloxalinae
Genus: Hyloxalus
Species: H. maquipucuna
Binomial name
Hyloxalus maquipucuna
(Coloma, 1995)
Synonyms

Colostethus maquipucuna Coloma, 1995

Hyloxalus maquipucuna is a species of frog in the Dendrobatidae family. It is endemic to Ecuador where it is only known from its type locality in the Maquipucuna reserve, in the Pichincha Province.[1][2][3] Its name is a reference to this reserve.[3][4]

Description

Males measure 21 mm (0.83 in) and females 24 mm (0.94 in) in snout–vent length (based on 1 male and 2 females, the type series). It has moderately robust body. It is black dorsally and laterally, with a bright yellow dorsolateral stripe that extend to eye. Legs are orange and venter is yellow. Skin of dorsum is smooth (except slightly pustular in pelvic region).[3][4]

Habitat and conservation

Its natural habitats are cloud forests at elevations of about 1,800 m (5,900 ft) asl. It lives near streams.[1][3]

Hyloxalus maquipucuna has not been observed after it was collected for the first time in 1990. This may be due to insufficient survey effort. As the type locality is within a reverse, forest clearance is not a threat.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Coloma, L.A. & Ron, S. (2004). "Hyloxalus maquipucuna". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Hyloxalus maquipucuna (Coloma, 1995)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Coloma, L. A.; Ortiz, D. A. & Frenkel, C. (2010). "Hyloxalus maquipucuna". 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 29 March 2015.
  4. 1 2 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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