Hyloxalus breviquartus explained

Hyloxalus breviquartus is a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae. It is found in the northern part of Cordillera Occidental in Antioquia, Colombia, and in Carchi Province in northwestern Ecuador.^[1] Colombian distribution may be wider.^[2] Its natural habitats are montane forests next to streams and very humid premontane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss, although it occurs in the Las Orquídeas National Natural Park, its type locality.

Description

Females measure 15mm17mm in snout–vent length.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hyloxalus breviquartus (Rivero and Serna, 1986) . Frost, Darrel R. . 2014 . Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 . American Museum of Natural History . 12 March 2015.
2. Web site: Hyloxalus breviquartus (Rivero & Serna, 1986) . Acosta-Galvis, A.R. . 2014 . Lista de los Anfibios de Colombia V.05.2105 . www.batrachia.com . 12 March 2015.
3. Coloma . L. A. . 1995 . Ecuadorian frogs of the genus Colostethus (Anura: Dendrobatidae) . Miscellaneous Publication, Museum of Natural History, University of Kansas . 87 . 1–72 .