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Hyloxalus edwardsi

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Anura

Genus
  
Hyloxalus

Higher classification
  
Colostethus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Dendrobatidae

Scientific name
  
Colostethus edwardsi

Rank
  
Species

Hyloxalus edwardsi cdn2arkiveorgmediaFEFEF38B039EFD42D4B5B47

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.

References

Hyloxalus edwardsi Wikipedia