The silver marsupial frog (Gastrotheca plumbea) is a species of frog in the family Hemiphractidae. It is endemic to the Pacific slopes of Andes in northern and central Ecuador.[1][2] It is a nocturnal, arboreal inhabitant of cloud forests that can also be found in forest edge and secondary, degraded habitats. It is closely associated with arboreal bromeliads. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
| Silver marsupial frog | |
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| Gastrotheca plumbea | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hemiphractidae |
| Genus: | Gastrotheca |
| Species: | G. plumbea
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| Binomial name | |
| Gastrotheca plumbea (Boulenger, 1882)
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References
edit- ^ a b c IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Gastrotheca plumbea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T55353A98647431. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T55353A98647431.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Gastrotheca plumbea (Boulenger, 1882)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
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