Colostethus ruthveni

Colostethus ruthveni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dendrobatidae
Subfamily: Colostethinae
Genus: Colostethus
Species: C. ruthveni
Binomial name
Colostethus ruthveni
Kaplan, 1997

Colostethus ruthveni is a species of frog in the Dendrobatidae family. It is endemic to the Magdalena Department in northern Colombia.[2] It is known from the lower slopes of the north-western portion of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. Its natural habitats are tropical dry forests and cloud forests where it occurs near streams. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Lynch, J.; Ramírez Pinilla, M.P.; Osorno-Muñoz, M.; Rueda, J.V.; Amézquita, A. & Ardila-Robayo, M.C. (2004). "Colostethus ruthveni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Colostethus ruthveni Kaplan, 1997". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 12 August 2014.


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