Hyloxalus picachos is a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae. It is endemic to Colombia where it is only known from its type locality in the Parque Nacional Cordillera los Picachos, Cordillera Oriental of Caquetá Department.[2] Its natural habitat is montane humid forest where it lives on the forest floor.

Hyloxalus picachos
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dendrobatidae
Genus: Hyloxalus
Species:
H. picachos
Binomial name
Hyloxalus picachos
(Ardila-Robayo, Acosta-Galvis, and Coloma, 2000)
Synonyms
  • Colostethus picachos Ardila-Robayo, Acosta-Galvis, and Coloma, 2000 "1999"
  • Allobates picachos (Ardila-Robayo, Acosta-Galvis, and Coloma, 2000)

References edit

  1. ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2019). "Allobates picachos". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T55131A49337104. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T55131A49337104.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2021). "Hyloxalus picachos (Ardila-Robayo, Acosta-Galvis, and Coloma, 2000)". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 8 January 2022.