Ruiz's marsupial frog

Ruiz's marsupial frog
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hemiphractidae
Genus: Gastrotheca
Species: G. ruizi
Binomial name
Gastrotheca ruizi
Duellman & Burrowes, 1986

Ruiz's marsupial frog (Gastrotheca ruizi) is a species of frog in the Hemiphractidae family. It is endemic to Colombia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Sources

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2017. Gastrotheca ruizi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T55358A3029088. http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/55358/0 Downloaded on 26 September 2017.


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