Colostethus mertensi is a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae, currently threatened by habitat loss. Endemic to Colombia, its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rivers, and intermittent freshwater marshes.
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Dendrobatidae |
Genus: | Colostethus |
Species: | C. mertensi
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Binomial name | |
Colostethus mertensi (Cochran & Goin, 1964)
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References
edit- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2017). "Colostethus mertensi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T55115A85894530. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T55115A85894530.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.