Biology:Hyloscirtus bogotensis

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Short description: Species of frog


Hyloscirtus bogotensis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Hyloscirtus
Species:
H. bogotensis
Binomial name
Hyloscirtus bogotensis
(Peters, 1882)
Synonyms
  • Hyloscirtus vermiculatus B. Lutz & Ruíz-Carranza, 1977
  • Hyloscirtus bogotensis Peters, 1882,
  • Hylonomus bogotensis Peters, 1882
  • Hyla bogotensis Duellman, 1970
  • Hyloscirtus vermiculatus Lutz and Ruiz-Carranza, 1977
  • Hyloscirtus bogotensis Faivovich, Haddad, Garcia, Frost, Campbell, and Wheeler, 2005
  • Boana bogotensis Wiens, Fetzner, Parkinson, and Reeder, 2005

Hyloscirtus bogotensis, called Bogota tree frog in English, is a species of frog in the family Hylidae endemic to Colombia. It has been observed between 1750 and 3600 meters above sea level.[3][1]

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, and rivers.

It is threatened by habitat loss.

Sources

Wikidata ☰ Q2706219 entry