Biology:Hyloxalus maquipucuna

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Short description: Species of frog

Hyloxalus maquipucuna
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
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. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2022). "Hyloxalus maquipucuna". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T55109A98645770. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/55109/98645770. Retrieved 20 December 2022. 
  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. http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Dendrobatidae/Hyloxalinae/Hyloxalus/Hyloxalus-maquipucuna. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Coloma, L. A.; Ortiz, D. A. (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). http://zoologia.puce.edu.ec/Vertebrados/anfibios/FichaEspecie.aspx?Id=1244. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 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. 

Wikidata ☰ Q4686117 entry