Charta tree frog
Charta tree frog | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
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]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ Bernal, MH & JD Lynch. 2008. Review and analysis of altitudinal distribution of the Andean Anurans in Colombia. Zootaxa 1826: 1-25.