Hyloxalus elachyhistus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anura
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Ordo: Anura

Familia: Dendrobatidae
Subfamilia: Hyloxalinae
Genus: Hyloxalus
Species: Hyloxalus elachyhistus

Name

Hyloxalus elachyhistus (Edwards, 1971)

Type locality: "Loja, Loja Province, Ecuador, 2150 m". See comment regarding type locality by Rivero and Almendáriz, 1992 "1991", Politecnica, Quito, 16: 117.

Holotype: KU 120540.

Synonyms

Colostethus elachyhistus Edwards, 1971: 149.
Hyloxalus elachyhistus — Grant, Frost, Caldwell, Gagliardo, Haddad, Kok, Means, Noonan, Schargel & Wheeler, 2006

References

Edwards, S.R. 1971. Taxonomic notes on South American Colostethus with descriptions of two new species (Amphibia, Dendrobatidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 84: 147–162. BHL Reference page.
Grant, Frost, Caldwell, Gagliardo, Haddad, Kok, Means, Noonan, Schargel, and Wheeler, 2006, Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., 299: 168.
Frost, D.R. 2021. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.1. Electronic Database accessible at https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. DOI: 10.5531/db.vz.0001 Hyloxalus elachyhistus . Accessed on 26 May 2008.
2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Hyloxalus elachyhistus (Endangered) Downloaded on 26 May 2008. (as Colostethus elachyhistus)

Vernacular names

English: Loja Rocket Frog