Gastrotheca spectabilis

Gastrotheca spectabilis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hemiphractidae
Genus: Gastrotheca
Species:
G. spectabilis
Binomial name
Gastrotheca spectabilis
Duellman and Venegas, 2016

Gastrotheca spectabilis is a frog. It lives in Peru.

Body

This frog has white stripes on its mouth and from its eyes and nose.

Home

This frog is awake at night. It lives in forests and paramo grassy places on mountains. Human beings see these frogs on moss or in bromeliad plants 2 m (6 ft 7 in) to 4 m (13 ft) above the ground. They saw the frog 2,560 m (8,400 ft) above sea level.

Danger

Scientists from the IUCN say they do not know if this frog is in danger of dying out.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Gastrotheca spectabilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018 e.T112688758A112688790. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T112688758A112688790.en. Retrieved October 1, 2026.
  2. 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. "Gastrotheca spectabilis Duellman and Venegas, 2016". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved October 1, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Gastrotheca spectabilis Duellman & Venegas, 2016". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved October 1, 2026.
  4. ↑ Duellman WE; Venegas PJ (2016). "Diversity of marsupial frogs (Anura: Hemiphractidae: Gastrotheca) in the northern Cordillera Central, Peru, with the descriptions of two new species". Phyllomedusa. 15: 103–117. doi:10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v15i2p103-117. Retrieved October 1, 2026.