Leucostethus fraterdanieli explained

Leucostethus fraterdanieli (common name: Santa Rita rocket frog) is a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae. It is endemic to the Andes in Colombia (western slopes of the Cordillera Central and both slopes of the Cordillera Occidental).[1] [2] Colostethus yaguara might be its junior synonym.[3] It lives on the ground close to streams in cloud forests and in dry tropical forests. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by agriculture and logging.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Colostethus fraterdanieli Silverstone, 1971 . Frost, Darrel R. . 2014 . Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 . American Museum of Natural History . 1 December 2014.
  2. Web site: Colostethus fraterdanieli Silverstone, 1971 . Acosta-Galvis, A.R. . 2014 . Lista de los Anfibios de Colombia V.04.2014 . www.batrachia.com . 30 December 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304042719/http://www.batrachia.com/orden-anura/dendrobatidae/colostethus-fraterdanieli/ . 4 March 2016 . dead .
  3. Web site: Colostethus yaguara Rivero and Serna, 1991 . Frost, Darrel R. . 2014 . Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 . American Museum of Natural History . 1 December 2014.

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