Gastrotheca espeletia | |
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Conservation status
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Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Hemiphractidae |
Genus: | Gastrotheca |
Species: | G. espeletia
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Binomial name | |
Gastrotheca espeletia Duellman & Hillis, 1987
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Gastrotheca espeletia, also known as the north shore marsupial frog is a species of frog[2] in the family Hemiphractidae. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, rivers, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.