Hyloxalus ruizi

Hyloxalus ruizi

Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Amphibia
Order:Anura
Family:Dendrobatidae
Genus:Hyloxalus
Species: H. ruizi
Binomial name
Hyloxalus ruizi
(Lynch, 1982)
Synonyms

Colostethus ruizi Lynch, 1982

Hyloxalus ruizi is a species of frogs in the family Dendrobatidae. It is endemic to Colombia and only known from the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes, 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).[4]

References

  1. ↑ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2017). "Hyloxalus ruizi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2017: e.T55143A85890887. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T55143A85890887.en. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  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.
  4. ↑ Bolívar, Wilmar & Jose Vicente Rueda (2004). "Hyloxalus ruizi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 28 April 2017.


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