Hyloxalus anthracinus Edwards, 1971:155
Anthracite poison frog, South American rocket frog
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Colostethus anthracinus Edwards, 1971
Conservation Status
Last record: December 1991 (11 June 1995?)
Rediscovered in June or July 2009
IUCN RedList status: Critically Endangered
Distribution
Ecuador (southern)
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Edwards, S. R. (1971). Taxonomic notes on South American Colostethus with descriptions of two new species. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 1971: 147-162.
Other references:
Coloma, L. A. (1995). Ecuadorian frogs of the genus Colostethus (Anura: Dendrobatidae). University of Kansas Natural History Museum Miscellaneous Publication 87: 1-72.
Luis A. Coloma, Santiago Ron, Taran Grant, Manuel Morales. (2004). Hyloxalus anthracinus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. (http://www.iucnredlist.org). Downloaded on 13 February 2013.
http://www.cordilleratropical.org/en/news/PR_0909_frog_discovery_en.html