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Puerto Narino Rocket Frog
Hyloxalus faciopunctulatus
Hyloxalus faciopunctulatus is a species of frog belonging to the family Dendrobatidae. It is endemic to Colombia and is specifically found in its type locality, Puerto Nariño, located in the Amazonas Department near the Peruvian border. It is likely to be found in Peru and Brazil.
From the article Hyloxalus faciopunctulatus on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests. This frog has been observed on the ground between 20 and 400 meters above sea level.
Wikipedia: “Habitat”
What it does
Scientists believe this frog breeds through larval development, that the female frog lays eggs on the ground, and that the adult frogs carry the tadpoles to water after the eggs hatch.
Wikipedia: “Reproduction”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 65689.