Silver marsupial frog

Silver marsupial frog
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Amphibia
Order:Anura
Family:Hemiphractidae
Genus:Gastrotheca
Species: G. plumbea
Binomial name
Gastrotheca plumbea
(Boulenger, 1882)

The silver marsupial frog (Gastrotheca plumbea; in Spanish: rana marsupial bromelícola) is a species of frog in the Hemiphractidae family. It is endemic to the Pacific slopes of Andes in northern and central Ecuador.[1][2] It is a nocturnal, arboreal inhabitant of cloud forests that can also be found in forest edge and secondary, degraded habitats. It is closely associated with arboreal bromeliads. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Coloma, L.A.; Ron, S.; Cisneros-Heredia, D. & Almandáriz, A. (2004). "Gastrotheca plumbea". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2004: e.T55353A11297776. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55353A11297776.en. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  2. ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Gastrotheca plumbea (Boulenger, 1882)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 6 April 2014.


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