Kingdom Animalia Order Anura Genus Hyloxalus Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Family Dendrobatidae Higher classification Colostethus | |
Scientific name Colostethus faciopunctulatus People also search for Hyloxalus betancuri, Hyloxalus borjai | ||
Hyloxalus faciopunctulatus is a species of frog in the Dendrobatidae family. It is endemic to Colombia where it is only known from its type locality, Puerto Nariño in the Amazonas Department, near the Peruvian border. It is likely to be found in Peru and Brazil.
Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss due to caused the expansion of agriculture.
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