Hyloxalus faciopunctulatus

Hyloxalus faciopunctulatus is a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae. It is endemic to Colombia where it is only known from its type locality, Puerto Nariño in the Amazonas Department, near the Peruvian border. It is likely to be found in Peru and Brazil.[2][3]

Hyloxalus faciopunctulatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dendrobatidae
Genus: Hyloxalus
Species:
H. faciopunctulatus
Binomial name
Hyloxalus faciopunctulatus
(Rivero, 1991)
Synonyms

Colostethus faciopunctulatus Rivero, 1991

Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests.[1][3] It is threatened by habitat loss due to caused the expansion of agriculture.[1]

References

  1. Bolívar, W. & Rueda, J.V. (2004). "Hyloxalus faciopunctulatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T55079A11236466. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55079A11236466.en. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Hyloxalus faciopunctulatus (Rivero, 1991)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  3. Acosta-Galvis, A.R. (2014). "Hyloxalus faciopunctulatus (Rivero, 1991)". Lista de los Anfibios de Colombia V.05.2015.0. www.batrachia.com. Retrieved 29 March 2015.


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