Hyloxalus ruizi is a species of frogs in the family Dendrobatidae. It is endemic to Colombia and only known from the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes, in the Cundinamarca Department.[2][3] Its natural habitats are cloud forests. It occurs on the forest floor and along streams. It is threatened by habitat loss (deforestation for the planting of crops and cattle grazing).[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Dendrobatidae |
| Genus: | Hyloxalus |
| Species: | H. ruizi
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| Binomial name | |
| Hyloxalus ruizi (Lynch, 1982)
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| Synonyms | |
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Colostethus ruizi Lynch, 1982 | |
References edit
- ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2017). "Hyloxalus ruizi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T55143A85890887. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T55143A85890887.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Hyloxalus ruizi (Lynch, 1982)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ^ Acosta-Galvis, A.R. (2014). "Hyloxalus ruizi (Lynch, 1982)". Lista de los Anfibios de Colombia V.05.2015.0. www.batrachia.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
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