Centrolene buckleyi

Species of frog

Centrolene buckleyi
Conservation status

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Centrolenidae
Genus: Centrolene
Species:
C. buckleyi
Binomial name
Centrolene buckleyi
(Boulenger, 1882)
Synonyms
  • Centrolenella johnelsi Cochran & Goin, 1970

Centrolene buckleyi is a species of frog in the family Centrolenidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, and rivers. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss. It is named for the naturalist Samuel Botsford Buckley.

References

  1. ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2022). "Centrolene buckleyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T54908A85877086. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
Taxon identifiers
Centrolene buckleyi


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