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Gastrotheca stictopleura
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Hemiphractidae
Genus:	Gastrotheca
Species:	G. stictopleura
Binomial name
Gastrotheca stictopleura Duellman, Lehr, and Aguilar, 2001

Gastrotheca stictopleura is a species of frog in the family Hemiphractidae. It is endemic to Peru and known from the southern end of the Cordillera Azul in Huánuco, Pasco, and southern Junín Regions at elevations of 2,500–3,090 m (8,200–10,140 ft) asl. Its natural habitat is cloud forest, but it can also occur in disturbed forest and pastures with trees. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by agriculture, logging and human settlement.

References

1. ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Gastrotheca stictopleura". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T55360A89203733. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T55360A89203733.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
2. Duellman, W. E.; E. Lehr & C. Aguilar (2001). "A new species of marsupial frog (Anura: Hylidae: Gastrotheca) from the Cordillera Azul in Peru". Scientific Papers. Natural History Museum, University of Kansas. 22: 1–10.
3. Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Gastrotheca stictopleura Duellman, Lehr, and Aguilar, 2001". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 16 August 2015.

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