Order Anura Higher classification Colostethus | Phylum Chordata Family Dendrobatidae Scientific name Colostethus edwardsi Rank Species | |
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Similar Frog, Poison dart frog, Colostethus, Amphibians | ||
Hyloxalus edwardsi (common name: Edwards' rocket frog) is a species of frog in the Dendrobatidae family. It is endemic to the Cordillera Oriental in the Cundinamarca Department, Colombia. 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.
Its natural habitats are streams within caves and crevices in paramos. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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