Colostethus mertensi

Colostethus mertensi is a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae, currently threatened by habitat loss. Endemic to Colombia, its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rivers, and intermittent freshwater marshes.

Colostethus mertensi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dendrobatidae
Genus: Colostethus
Species:
C. mertensi
Binomial name
Colostethus mertensi
(Cochran & Goin, 1964)

References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2017. Colostethus mertensi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T55115A85894530. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T55115A85894530.en. Downloaded on 08 January 2019.


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