Hyloxalus maquipucuna

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Hyloxalus maquipucuna

Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dendrobatidae
Genus: Hyloxalus
Species:
H. maquipucuna
Binomial name
Hyloxalus maquipucuna
(Coloma, 1995)
Synonyms

Colostethus maquipucuna Coloma, 1995

Hyloxalus maquipucuna is a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae. It is endemic to Ecuador where it is only known from its type locality in the Maquipucuna reserve, in the Pichincha Province.[1][2][3] Its name is a reference to this reserve.[3][4]

Description[]

Males measure 21 mm (0.83 in) and females 24 mm (0.94 in) in snout–vent length (based on 1 male and 2 females, the type series). It has moderately robust body. It is black dorsally and laterally, with a bright yellow dorsolateral stripe that extend to eye. Legs are orange and venter is yellow. Skin of dorsum is smooth (except slightly pustular in pelvic region).[3][4]

Habitat and conservation[]

Its natural habitats are cloud forests at elevations of about 1,800 m (5,900 ft) asl. It lives near streams.[1][3]

Hyloxalus maquipucuna has not been observed after it was collected for the first time in 1990. This may be due to insufficient survey effort. As the type locality is within a reverse, forest clearance is not a threat.[1][3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d Luis A. Coloma, Santiago Ron (2004). "Hyloxalus maquipucuna". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T55109A11251610. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55109A11251610.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Hyloxalus maquipucuna (Coloma, 1995)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d e Coloma, L. A.; Ortiz, D. A. & Frenkel, C. (2010). "Hyloxalus maquipucuna". 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). Archived from the original on 1 May 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  4. ^ a b 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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