Charta tree frog

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Charta tree frog
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Hyloscirtus
Species:
H. denticulentus
Binomial name
Hyloscirtus denticulentus
(Duellman, 1972)

The Charta tree frog (Hyloscirtus denticulentus) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. Endemic to Colombia, its skin is green, and it may have black speckles along its spine. [1] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and rivers in the Sub-Andean forests of the foothills of the Cordilleras associated with the Middle Magdalena Valley in the Antioquia Department. [2] It is threatened by habitat loss, agriculture, and livestock ranching. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2019). "Hyloscirtus denticulentus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019: e.T55468A85900776. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T55468A85900776.en . Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. Bernal, MH & JD Lynch. 2008. Review and analysis of altitudinal distribution of the Andean Anurans in Colombia. Zootaxa  1826: 1-25.