Biology:Hyloxalus awa
| Hyloxalus awa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Dendrobatidae |
| Genus: | Hyloxalus |
| Species: | H. awa
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| Binomial name | |
| Hyloxalus awa (Coloma, 1995)
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| Synonyms | |
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Colostethus awa Coloma, 1995[2] | |
Hyloxalus awa is a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae. It is endemic to Ecuador and known from the western Andean slopes and the western Pacific lowlands.[3]
Description
Males measure 16–22 mm (0.63–0.87 in) and females 19–26 mm (0.75–1.02 in) in snout–vent length. Dorsum is reddish brown with diffuse dark marks. Flanks are dark gray.[2][4]
Reproduction
The male call is a trill of about 3–5 seconds in duration, emitted at a rate of six calls per minute.[2] Males are territorial and aggressive towards other males. Under laboratory conditions, mating takes place in morning and clutch size is 4 to 21 eggs.[4] Eggs are laid on leaf-litter or low vegetation; the adults carry the tadpoles on their back to nearby streams where they complete their development.[1]
Habitat and conservation
Natural habitats of Hyloxalus awa are humid sub-montane tropical forest. It is threatened by habitat loss due to agriculture (both crops and livestock), logging, and agricultural pollution.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2019). "Hyloxalus awa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T55049A98644118. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T55049A98644118.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/55049/98644118. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Coloma, L. A. (1995). "Ecuadorian frogs of the genus Colostethus (Anura: Dendrobatidae)". Miscellaneous Publication, Museum of Natural History, University of Kansas 87: 1–72. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/16171.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Hyloxalus awa (Coloma, 1995)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Dendrobatidae/Hyloxalinae/Hyloxalus/Hyloxalus-awa.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Coloma, LA; Ortiz, DA (2013). "Hyloxalus awa". Ron, S. R., Guayasamin, J. M., Yanez-Muñoz, M. H., Merino-Viteri, A., Ortiz, D. A. y Nicolalde, D. A. 2014. AmphibiaWebEcuador. Version 2014.0. Museo de Zoología, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador (QCAZ). http://zoologia.puce.edu.ec/Vertebrados/anfibios/FichaEspecie.aspx?Id=1225.
Wikidata ☰ Q1342908 entry
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