Hyloxalus peculiaris

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Hyloxalus peculiaris
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dendrobatidae
Genus: Hyloxalus
Species:
H. peculiaris
Binomial name
Hyloxalus peculiaris
(Rivero, 1991)
Synonyms

Colostethus peculiaris(Rivero, 1991)

Hyloxalus peculiaris is a species of frogs in the family Dendrobatidae. It is endemic to Ecuador where it is only known from its type locality, "Pailas" in the Morona-Santiago Province, on the eastern slope of the Andes. [2] [3]

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Body

The adult male frog measures about 26.5 mm in snout-vent length and the adult female frog 29.0–29.8 mm. The frog has two discrete marks on its gular-chest area. The skin of the frog's belly and throat is the color of a coffee stain. [3]

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Scientists know this frog exclusively from the type locality, a cloud forest on a mountain 2195 meters above sea level. The precipitation ranges between 1000 and 2000 mm annually and the temperature between 18 and 24°C. [1]

Scientists saw this frog in a protected park: Parque Nacional Rio Negro Sopladora. [1]

Reproduction

Scientists have not observed this frog's young in the wild, but they infer that the tadpoles develop in streams. [1]

Threats

Scientists caught and examined at four adult specimens in 1962, but this species has not been formally observed since. It is possible that this frog is extinct. If not, scientists estimate, then there are fewer than 250 alive today, all in the same population. Principal threats are habitat loss associated with logging and agriculture. The IUCN classifies this animal as critically endangered. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2022). "Hyloxalus peculiaris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2022: e.T55129A98646082. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Hyloxalus peculiaris (Rivero, 1991)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  3. 1 2 Luis A. Coloma, Diego A. Ortiz y Caty Frenkel (May 20, 2013). Luis A. Coloma (ed.). "Hyloxalus peculiaris (Rivero, 1991)". AmphibiaWeb (in Spanish). University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved August 22, 2024.