Cryptobatrachus fuhrmanni

Cryptobatrachus fuhrmanni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hemiphractidae
Genus: Cryptobatrachus
Species: C. fuhrmanni
Binomial name
Cryptobatrachus fuhrmanni
(Peracca, 1914)

Cryptobatrachus fuhrmanni (common name: Fuhrmann's backpack frog) is a species of frog in the Hemiphractidae family. It is endemic to Colombia. It is found on the eastern slope of the Cordillera Occidental, northern and eastern flanks of the Cordillera Central, and the western slope of the Cordillera Oriental.[2] It is a common species frog found on rocks in fast-flowing mountain streams in transition and montane forest. Female frogs carry the eggs on their back, and the young develop directly.[1]

Cryptobatrachus fuhrmanni is threatened by habitat loss caused by agriculture and logging as well as by agricultural pollution.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Ramírez Pinilla, M.P.; Osorno-Muñoz, M.; Rueda, J.V.; Amézquita, A. & Ardila-Robayo, M.C. (2004). "Cryptobatrachus fuhrmanni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Cryptobatrachus fuhrmanni (Peracca, 1914)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 11 June 2014.


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