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    Ectopoglossus saxatilis

    Topic: Biology

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    Short description: Species of frog

    Ectopoglossus saxatilis
    Scientific classification edit
    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
    Class: Amphibia
    Order: Anura
    Family: Dendrobatidae
    Genus: Ectopoglossus
    Species:
    E. saxatilis
    Binomial name
    Ectopoglossus saxatilis
    (Grant, Rada, Anganoy-Criollo, Batista, Dias, Jeckel, Machado & Rueda-Almonacid, 2017)
    Saxatilis range map.png
    Distribution of Ectopoglossus saxatilis

    Ectopoglossus saxatilis is a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae. It is known to be endemic to a small tributary of the Río Tanelita on the Colombian side of Cerro Tacarcuna, where it can be found in small streams and caves in the humid forests of the region, at around 1100 meters above sea level.

    Ectopoglossus lacrimosus is brown in coloration, with golden-brown spots. The only measured specimen was a 24.6 mm long female. [2]

    References

    1. ↑ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Ectopoglossus isthminus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T138004865A138004948. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T138004865A138004948.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/138004865/138004948. Retrieved 12 February 2022. 
    2. ↑ "Ectopoglossus saxatilis | Information, links". http://www.dendrowiki.org/ectopoglossus-saxatilis.html. 


    See also Wikidata entry Q45333382.




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