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'''''Flectonotus pygmaeus''''' ( |
'''''Flectonotus pygmaeus''''' (also known as: '''Puerto Cabello treefrog''', {{lang-es|ranita marsupial pigmea}}) is a species of [[frog]] in the family [[Hemiphractidae]]. It is found on the [[Cordillera de Mérida|Mérida Andes]] and [[Venezuelan Coastal Range]] in [[Venezuela]] and on adjacent eastern slopes of the northern [[Cordillera Oriental (Colombia)|Cordillera Oriental]] in [[Colombia]].<ref name=frost>{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Hemiphractidae/Flectonotus/Flectonotus-pygmaeus |title=''Flectonotus pygmaeus'' (Boettger, 1893) |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2015 |work=Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |access-date=3 August 2015}}</ref><ref name=LAC>{{cite web |url=http://www.batrachia.com/orden-anura/hemiphractidae/flectonotus/ |title=''Flectonotus pygmaeus'' (Boettger, 1893) |author=Acosta-Galvis, A.R. |year=2015 |work=Lista de los Anfibios de Colombia V.05.2015 |publisher=www.batrachia.com |access-date=3 August 2015}}</ref> |
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Its natural [[habitat]] is humid pre-[[montane forest]]. It is strongly associated with [[bromeliad]]s, and can survive in degraded forest if bromeliads are present. |
Its natural [[habitat]] is humid pre-[[montane forest]]. It is strongly associated with [[bromeliad]]s, and can survive in degraded forest if bromeliads are present. |
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It is threatened by [[deforestation]], and locally, collection of bromeliads.<ref name=IUCN/> |
It is threatened by [[deforestation]], and locally, collection of bromeliads.<ref name=IUCN/> |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hemiphractidae |
| Genus: | Flectonotus |
| Species: | F. pygmaeus
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| Flectonotus pygmaeus (Boettger, 1893)
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Nototrema pygmaeum Boettger, 1893 | |
Flectonotus pygmaeus (also known as: Puerto Cabello treefrog, Spanish: ranita marsupial pigmea) is a species of frog in the family Hemiphractidae. It is found on the Mérida Andes and Venezuelan Coastal Range in Venezuela and on adjacent eastern slopes of the northern Cordillera Oriental in Colombia.[2][3] Its natural habitat is humid pre-montane forest. It is strongly associated with bromeliads, and can survive in degraded forest if bromeliads are present. It is threatened by deforestation, and locally, collection of bromeliads.[1]
References
- ^ a b La Marca, E.; García-Pérez, J.E.; Ardila-Robayo, M.C. & Lynch, J. (2004). "Flectonotus pygmaeus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T55319A11291392. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55319A11291392.en.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Flectonotus pygmaeus (Boettger, 1893)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
- ^ Acosta-Galvis, A.R. (2015). "Flectonotus pygmaeus (Boettger, 1893)". Lista de los Anfibios de Colombia V.05.2015. www.batrachia.com. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
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