Gastrotheca pseustes

Gastrotheca pseustes is a species of frog in the family Hemiphractidae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, rivers, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, pastureland, and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Gastrotheca pseustes

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hemiphractidae
Genus: Gastrotheca
Species:
G. pseustes
Binomial name
Gastrotheca pseustes
Duellman & Hillis, 1987

References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2018. Gastrotheca pseustes. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T55354A98647595. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T55354A98647595.en. Downloaded on 21 December 2018.


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