Hyloxalus ruizi

Hyloxalus ruizi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dendrobatidae
Subfamily: Hyloxalinae
Genus: Hyloxalus
Species: H. ruizi
Binomial name
Hyloxalus ruizi
(Lynch, 1982)
Synonyms

Colostethus ruizi Lynch, 1982

Hyloxalus ruizi is a species of frog in the Dendrobatidae family. It is endemic to Colombia and only known from the Cordillera Occidental in the Cundinamarca Department.[2][3] Its natural habitats are cloud forests. It occurs on the forest floor and along streams. It is threatened by habitat loss (deforestation for the planting of crops and cattle grazing).[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolívar, W. & Rueda, J.V. (2004). "Hyloxalus ruizi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Hyloxalus ruizi (Lynch, 1982)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  3. Acosta-Galvis, A.R. (2014). "Hyloxalus ruizi (Lynch, 1982)". Lista de los Anfibios de Colombia V.05.2015.0. www.batrachia.com. Retrieved 30 March 2015.


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