Gold-spotted marsupial frog
The gold-spotted marsupial frog (Gastrotheca aureomaculata) is a species of frogs in the family Hemiphractidae.
| Gold-spotted marsupial frog | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hemiphractidae |
| Genus: | Gastrotheca |
| Species: | G. aureomaculat |
| Binomial name | |
| Gastrotheca aureomaculat Cochran & Goin, 1970 | |
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It is endemic to Colombia.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rivers, freshwater marshes, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2017. Gastrotheca aureomaculata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T55325A85896174. http://oldredlist.iucnredlist.org/details/55325/0 Downloaded on 26 September 2017.
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