Hyloxalus fuliginosus

Hyloxalus fuliginosus is a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae. It may be endemic to Ecuador where it is known from the Amazonian slopes of the Andes in the northern Ecuador,[1][2] with some sources reporting it from Colombia and Venezuela.[3]

Hyloxalus fuliginosus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dendrobatidae
Genus: Hyloxalus
Species:
H. fuliginosus
Binomial name
Hyloxalus fuliginosus
Synonyms

Colostethus fuliginosus (Jiménez de la Espada, 1871)

Description

Males measure about 24 mm (0.94 in) and females 28–33 mm (1.1–1.3 in) in snout–vent length.[2][4]

Habitat and conservation

Its natural habitats are cloud forests where it occurs near streams. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References
  1. Luis A. Coloma, Santiago Ron, Taran Grant, Manuel Morales (2004). "Hyloxalus fuliginosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T55086A11238873. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55086A11238873.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. Coloma, LA; Ortiz, DA & Frenkel, C. (2013). "Hyloxalus fuliginosus". Ron, S. R., Guayasamin, J. M., Yanez-Muñoz, M. H., Merino-Viteri, A., Ortiz, D. A. and Nicolalde, D. A. 2014. AmphibiaWebEcuador. Version 2014.0. Museo de Zoología, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador (QCAZ). Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  3. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Hyloxalus fuliginosus Jiménez de la Espada, 1870". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  4. Coloma, L. A. (1995). "Ecuadorian frogs of the genus Colostethus (Anura: Dendrobatidae)". Miscellaneous Publication, Museum of Natural History, University of Kansas. 87: 1–72.


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