Hyloxalus edwardsi explained

Hyloxalus edwardsi (common name: Edwards' rocket frog) is a species of frogs in the family Dendrobatidae. It is endemic to the Cordillera Oriental in the Cundinamarca Department, Colombia.[1] It is named after Stephen R. Edwards from the University of Kansas Natural History Museum, a colleague of John D. Lynch who described this species in 1982.[2]

Its natural habitats are streams within caves and crevices in paramos.[3] It is threatened by habitat loss.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hyloxalus edwardsi (Lynch, 1982) . Frost, Darrel R. . 2014 . Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 . American Museum of Natural History . 22 March 2015.
  2. Book: Beolens . Bo . Watkins . Michael . Grayson . Michael . The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians . Pelagic Publishing . 2013 . 978-1-907807-44-2 .
  3. Web site: Hyloxalus edwardsi (Lynch, 1982) . Acosta-Galvis, A.R. . 2014 . Lista de los Anfibios de Colombia V.05.2015.0 . www.batrachia.com . 22 March 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402151438/http://www.batrachia.com/orden-anura/dendrobatidae/hyloxalus-edwardsi/ . 2 April 2015 . dead .
  4. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group . 2017 . Hyloxalus edwardsi . 2017 . e.T55074A85893381 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T55074A85893381.en . 15 November 2021.

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