Biology:Gold-spotted marsupial frog

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Short description: Species of amphibian

Gold-spotted marsupial frog
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hemiphractidae
Genus: Gastrotheca
Species:
G. aureomaculat
Binomial name
Gastrotheca aureomaculat
Cochran & Goin, 1970
Synonyms
  • Gastrotheca mertensi Cochran & Goin, 1970

The gold-spotted marsupial frog (Gastrotheca aureomaculata) is a species of frogs in the family Hemiphractidae.

It is endemic to Colombia.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rivers, freshwater marshes, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2017. Gastrotheca aureomaculata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T55325A85896174. http://oldredlist.iucnredlist.org/details/55325/0 Downloaded on 26 September 2017.

Wikidata ☰ Q2209457 entry