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Malvasa Rocket Frog
Hyloxalus pinguis
Hyloxalus pinguis is a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae. It is endemic to Colombia where it is only known from its type locality, on the Cordillera Central, the Cauca Department. Its natural habitats are cloud forests. The type locality is in the Puracé National Natural Park.
From the article Hyloxalus pinguis on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
This frog lives in open areas, including cattle pastures. This frog has been observed between 2930 and 3205 meters above sea level. The type locality is within the buffer zone of the Puracé National Natural Park.
Wikipedia: “Habitat”
What it does
The frog breeds in human-made bodies of water, such as canals, so long as there are bushes and shrubs nearby. Because the frog has been found near heavily polluted bodies of water, including those polluted with human bodily waste, scientists believe this animal is good at living in disturbed habitats.
Wikipedia: “Reproduction”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 65707.