Qosqophryne gymnotis
Qosqophryne gymnotis is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae. It is known from only two sites near Abra Malaga, Cusco, Peru, at between 3,272 and 3,530 meters above sea level. Its natural habitat is high altitude montane cloud forests, and lays its eggs in wet mosses.[1] It was originally classified as a member of Bryophryne, but was later moved to the newly created genus Qosqophryne.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Strabomantidae |
| Genus: | Qosqophryne |
| Species: | Q. gymnotis |
| Binomial name | |
| Qosqophryne gymnotis (Catenazzi, Mamani, Lehr, and von May, 2020) | |
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References
- "Qosqophryne gymnotis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T190984A89223541. 2018. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T190984A89223541.en. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Qosqophryne gymnotis (Lehr and Catenazzi, 2009)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
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