Cauca tree frog

Short description: Species of amphibian

Cauca tree frog

Conservation status

Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Amphibia
Order:  | Anura
Family:  | Hylidae
Genus:  | Hyloscirtus
Species:  |

H. caucanus

Binomial name
Hyloscirtus caucanus

(Ardila-Robayo, Ruíz-Carranza & Roa-Trujillo, 1993)

The Cauca tree frog (Hyloscirtus caucanus) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. Endemic to Colombia, its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and rivers. Scientists have seen it between 2400 and 2720 meters above sea level.[2][3] The frog is threatened by habitat loss.

## References

1. ↑ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2019). "Hyloscirtus caucanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T55436A85899881. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T55436A85899881.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/55436/85899881. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
2. ↑ Frost, Darrel R.. "Hyloscirtus caucanus (Ardila-Robayo, Ruiz-Carranza, and Roa-Trujillo, 1993)". American Museum of Natural History, New York. https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/Amphibia/Anura/Hylidae/Hylinae/Hyloscirtus/Hyloscirtus-caucanus.
3. ↑ "Hyloscirtus caucanus (Ardila-Robayo, Ruiz-Carranza & Roa-Trujillo, 1993)". University of California, Berkeley. https://amphibiaweb.org/species/757.

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