Gastrotheca pseustes is a species of frog in the family Hemiphractidae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, rivers, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, pastureland, and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Gastrotheca pseustes | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Hemiphractidae |
Genus: | Gastrotheca |
Species: | G. pseustes
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Binomial name | |
Gastrotheca pseustes Duellman & Hillis, 1987
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References
edit- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Gastrotheca pseustes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T55354A98647595. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T55354A98647595.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.