Gastrotheca monticola

Taxobox
name = Rana Marsupial


status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Amphibia
ordo = Anura
familia = Leptodactylidae
genus = "Gastrotheca"
species = "G. monticola"
binomial = "Gastrotheca monticola"
binomial_authority = Barbour & Noble, 1920
synonyms = "Gastrotheca marsupiata" ssp. "lojana" Parker, 1932The Rana Marsupial ("Gastrotheca monticola") is a species of amphibian in the Leptodactylidae family.It is found in Ecuador and Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes, rivers, intermittent freshwater marshes, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forest.It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

* Coloma, L.A., Ron, S., Monteza, J.I., Jungfer, K.-H. & Almeida, D. 2004. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/55346/all Gastrotheca monticola] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 22 July 2007.