Hyloxalus breviquartus

Hyloxalus breviquartus is a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae. It is found in the northern part of Cordillera Occidental in Antioquia, Colombia, and in Carchi Province in northwestern Ecuador.[2] Colombian distribution may be wider.[3] Its natural habitats are montane forests next to streams and very humid premontane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss, although it occurs in the Las Orquídeas National Park, its type locality.[1]

Hyloxalus breviquartus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dendrobatidae
Genus: Hyloxalus
Species:
H. breviquartus
Binomial name
Hyloxalus breviquartus
(Rivero & Serna, 1986)
Synonyms

Colostethus breviquartus Rivero & Serna, 1986

Description

Females measure 15–17 mm (0.59–0.67 in) in snout–vent length.[4]

References
  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2019). "Hyloxalus breviquartus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2019: e.T55057A85895450.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Hyloxalus breviquartus (Rivero and Serna, 1986)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
  3. Acosta-Galvis, A.R. (2014). "Hyloxalus breviquartus (Rivero & Serna, 1986)". Lista de los Anfibios de Colombia V.05.2105. www.batrachia.com. Retrieved 12 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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