Hyloxalus aeruginosus is a species of poison dart frog endemic to Peru.[1][2][3]
| Hyloxalus aeruginosus | |
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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. aeruginosus
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| Binomial name | |
| Hyloxalus aeruginosus (Duellman, 2004)
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Description
editThis frog is moderately sized. The adult male frog can be as large as 25.0 mm in snout-vent length and the adult female frog 29.2 mm. The skin of the dorsum is a dark moss green. The iris is brown with the pupil surrounded by a cream ring. The throat, chest, and anterior part of belly are olive brown speckled with cream colored spots. The posterior belly is dark yellow. There are disks on the toes of all four feet and no webbed skin on the hind feet.[3]
Distribution
editThis species is endemic to the province of Rioja in Peru, where it can be found on the steep eastern slope of the Cordillera Central of the Andes. It has a very limited geographical range, having been observed at two sites, one 1980 m above sea level and the other 2180 m above sea level. There have been no recent surveys.[1]
The two sites at which the frog has been observed are both within a protected park: Alto Moya Protection Forest.[1]
Habitat
editIt lives in small, rocky streams in montane cloud forests.[1]
Reproduction
editScientists infer that the female frog lays eggs on land, and, after the eggs hatch, the adult frogs take the tadpoles water. This is what other frogs in Hyloxalus do.[1]
Threats
editThe IUCN classifies this frog as data deficient. Its principal threats are not known. However, the fungal disease chytridiomycosis killed many other stream-breeding frogs in Peru in the 1980s and 1990s.[1]
Original description
edit- Duellman, W. E. (2004). "Frogs of the Genus Colostethus (Anura; Dendrobatidae) in the Andes of Northern Peru". Scientific Papers Natural History Museum University of Kansas. 35: 1–49.1-49&rft.date=2004&rft.au=Duellman, W. E.&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Hyloxalus aeruginosus" class="Z3988">
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (IUCN (2018-03-23). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Hyloxalus aeruginosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. "Hyloxalus aeruginosus (Duellman, 2004)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
- ^ a b William Duellman (December 13, 2004). Kellie Whittaker (ed.). "Hyloxalus aeruginosus (Duellman, 2004)". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
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