Barycholos pulcher

Barycholos pulcher is a species of frog in the family Craugastoridae. It is endemic to Pacific lowlands of Ecuador, to 600 m (2,000 ft) asl.[2]

Barycholos pulcher
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Strabomantidae
Genus: Barycholos
Species:
B. pulcher
Binomial name
Barycholos pulcher
(Boulenger, 1898)
Synonyms

Leptodactylus pulcher Boulenger, 1898

Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forest. It can also live in secondary forest, provided that habitats with leaf-litter are available. This locally common species is threatened by habitat loss and pollution.[1]

References

  1. Luis A. Coloma, Santiago Ron, Diego Cisneros-Heredia, Ana Almendáriz (2004). "Barycholos pulcher". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T56327A11461091. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T56327A11461091.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Barycholos pulcher (Boulenger, 1898)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 7 June 2015.


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