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
Media
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.
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