Charta tree frog | |
---|---|
Conservation status | |
Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1) | |
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. 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. It is threatened by habitat loss, agriculture, and livestock ranching.
References
- ^ 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.
Taxon identifiers | |
---|---|
Hyloscirtus denticulentus |
This Hylidae-related article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |