Hyloxalus subpunctatus
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Dendrobatidae |
Genus: | Hyloxalus |
Species: | H. subpunctatus
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Binomial name | |
Hyloxalus subpunctatus (Cope, 1899)
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The Bogota rocket frog (Hyloxalus subpunctatus) is a frog. It lives in Colombia.[2][3][1]
Home
[change | change source]This frog lives in places where the grass is open to the sky. It lives in places where the ground is covered in water and in páramo forests. People have seen this frog between 1750 to 4020 meters above sea level.[1]
Many of the places this frog lives are protected parks, for example Parque Nacional Natural Chingaza, Parque Nacional Natural Iguaque, Parque Ecológico Distrital de Montaña La Regadera-Chisacá y La Regadera, Área Forestal Distrital Corredor de Restauración Aguadita-La Regadera, Área Forestal Distrital Subpáramo La Regadera, Área Forestal Distrital Corredor de Restauración Piedra Gorda, and Área Forestal Distrital Páramo Los Salitres.[1]
Young
[change | change source]The female frog lays eggs on the ground. The male frog carries the tadpoles on his back. He carries them to water.[1]
Danger
[change | change source]Scientists say this frog is not in danger of dying out, but it does not live in places with bad chemicals in the water, for example, bad chemicals from farms and towns.[1]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Bogota Rocket Frog: Hyloxalus subpunctatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T55152A85890332. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T55152A85890332.en. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Frost, Darrel R. "Hyloxalus subpunctatus (Cope, 1899)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
- ↑ "Hyloxalus subpunctatus (Cope, 1899)". AmphibiaWeb (in Spanish). University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved August 7, 2024.