Hyloxalus edwardsi

Hyloxalus edwardsi

Edwards' rocket frog

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Hyloxalus edwardsi

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. 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.

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

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References

1. Hyloxalus edwardsi Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyloxalus_edwardsi
2. Hyloxalus edwardsi on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/55074/85893381

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