Hyloxalus leucophaeus

Hyloxalus leucophaeus is a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae.[1][2] It is endemic to a very limited range in Peru.[3]

Hyloxalus leucophaeus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dendrobatidae
Genus: Hyloxalus
Species:
H. leucophaeus
Binomial name
Hyloxalus leucophaeus
Duellman, 2004
Synonyms

Colostethus leucophaeus

Description

It is moderately sized, with a mostly moss grey body with patches of white and a more orange shade of the body colour.[4][5]

Distribution

This species is known only from a very small range Molinopampa district in the northern Cordillera Central in the Peruvian Andes where it has been found at an height of 2,400 m above sea level.[3][6]

Habitat

A marshy stream in a pasture of old farmland is the only place where this species was recorded.[3]

Behaviour

Like most, related species, their eggs are laid on land, but after hatching the tadpoles are moved to water.

References
  1. "Taxonomy browser (Hyloxalus leucophaeus)". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
  2. "ITIS Standard Report Page: Hyloxalus leucophaeus". www.itis.gov. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
  3. Ssc), IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (IUCN (2018-03-23). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Hyloxalus leucophaeus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
  4. "CalPhotos: Hyloxalus leucophaeus". calphotos.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
  5. "AmphibiaWeb - Hyloxalus leucophaeus". amphibiaweb.org. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
  6. "BerkeleyMapper". berkeleymapper.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
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