Hyloxalus anthracinus
| Hyloxalus anthracinus | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Dendrobatidae |
| 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 declined dramatically, possibly due to chytridiomycosis. It is also threatened by habitat loss.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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.