Hyloscirtus bogotensis

Hyloscirtus bogotensis, called Bogota tree frog in English, is a species of frog in the family Hylidae endemic to Colombia. It has been observed between 1750 and 3600 meters above sea level.[3][1]

Hyloscirtus bogotensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Hyloscirtus
Species:
H. bogotensis
Binomial name
Hyloscirtus bogotensis
(Peters, 1882)
Synonyms
  • Hyloscirtus vermiculatus B. Lutz & Ruíz-Carranza, 1977
  • Hyloscirtus bogotensis Peters, 1882,
  • Hylonomus bogotensis Peters, 1882
  • Hyla bogotensis Duellman, 1970
  • Hyloscirtus vermiculatus Lutz and Ruiz-Carranza, 1977
  • Hyloscirtus bogotensis Faivovich, Haddad, Garcia, Frost, Campbell, and Wheeler, 2005
  • Boana bogotensis Wiens, Fetzner, Parkinson, and Reeder, 2005

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, and rivers.

It is threatened by habitat loss.

Sources

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  1. ^ a b "Hyloscirtus bogotensis". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  2. ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2019). "Hyloscirtus bogotensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T55418A85899977. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T55418A85899977.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  3. ^ Frost, Darrel R. "Hyloscirtus bogotensis Peters, 1882". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved September 27, 2022.