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Colostethus jacobuspetersi Rivero, 1991

Jacob Peter's poison frog, Quito rocket frog

 

 

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Synonym/s: Colostethus torrenticola Rivero, 1991

 

Conservation Status

Last record: 1960's or 1990

Rediscovered in 2008

IUCN RedList status: Critically Endangered

 

Distribution

Ecuador

 

Biology & Ecology

 

 

Hypodigm

 

 

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References

Original scientific description:

Rivero, J. A. (1991). New Ecuadorean Colostethus (Amphibia, Dendrobaitdae) in the collection of the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution. Caribbean Journal of Science 1991: 1-22.

 

Other references:

Bustamante, M. R. (2002). Monitoreos de poblaciones de anuros en los Andes de Ecuador, con énfasis en el estudio poblacional de las especies del Bosque protector Cashca Totoras (Provincia Bolívar). Tesis de Licenciatura, Pontificia Universidad católica del Ecuador.

Luis A. Coloma, Santiago Ron. (2004). Colostethus jacobuspetersi. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. (http://www.iucnredlist.org). Downloaded on 13 February 2013.

http://extinctanimals.proboards.com/thread/10280/colostethus-jacobuspetersi

 

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