Colostethus jacobuspetersi

Colostethus jacobuspetersi
Conservation status
	; Critically endangered, possibly extinct (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Dendrobatidae
Genus:	Colostethus
Species:	C. jacobuspetersi
Binomial name
	Colostethus jacobuspetersi; Rivero, 1991
Synonyms
	Colostethus torrenticola Rivero, 1991;

Colostethus jacobuspetersi, commonly known as the Quito rocket frog, is a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae.[2] It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

Luis A. Coloma; Santiago Ron (2004). "Colostethus jacobuspetersi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T55098A11241853. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55098A11241853.en.
"On the Brink of Extinction: Saving the Quito Rocket Frog". amphibians.org. Archived from the original on February 14, 2016. Retrieved October 19, 2015.

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[iucn-1] Luis A. Coloma; Santiago Ron (2004). "Colostethus jacobuspetersi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T55098A11241853. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55098A11241853.en.

[2] "On the Brink of Extinction: Saving the Quito Rocket Frog". amphibians.org. Archived from the original on February 14, 2016. Retrieved October 19, 2015.