Hyloxalus ruizi
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Hyloxalus ruizi

Hyloxalus ruizi is a species of frogs in the family Dendrobatidae. It is endemic to Colombia and only known from the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes, in the Cundinamarca Department.Its natural habitats are cloud forests. It occurs on the forest floor and along streams. It is threatened by habitat loss (deforestation for the planting of crops and cattle grazing).

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1. Hyloxalus ruizi Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyloxalus_ruizi
2. Hyloxalus ruizi on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/55143/85890887

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