Leucostethus dysprosium

species of amphibian

Leucostethus dysprosium is a frog. It lives in Colombia.[2][3][1]

Leucostethus dysprosium
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dendrobatidae
Genus: Leucostethus
Species:
L. dysprosium
Binomial name
Leucostethus dysprosium
(Rivero and Serna, 2000)
Synonyms[2]
  • Colostethus dysprosium Rivero and Serna, 2000
  • Leucostethus dysprosium Grant and Bolívar-García, 2021

Scientists do not know what this frog eats or how it lives. They saw it in exactly one place, and that place is a protected park: Parque Nacional de Las Orquídeas. Scientists saw them between 1300 and 1400 meters above sea level.[1]

Scientists do not know much about the frog's tadpoles. They do not think the tadpoles swim in streams.[1]

Scientists do not know if this frog is in danger of dying out.[1]

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2019). "Leucostethus brachistriatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T55073A49368489. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T55073A49368489.en. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Frost, Darrel R. "Leucostethus dysprosium (Rivero and Serna, 2000)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
  3. "Leucostethus dysprosium (Rivero and Serna, 2000)". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved October 18, 2024.