| Silver marsupial frog | |
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| Gastrotheca plumbea | |
| Conservation status | |
 Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hemiphractidae |
| Genus: | Gastrotheca |
| Species: | G. plumbea |
| Binomial name | |
| Gastrotheca plumbea (Boulenger, 1882) | |
The silver marsupial frog (Gastrotheca plumbea) is a species of frog in the family Hemiphractidae. It is endemic to the Pacific slopes of Andes in northern and central Ecuador. It is a nocturnal, arboreal inhabitant of cloud forests that can also be found in forest edge and secondary, degraded habitats. It is closely associated with arboreal bromeliads. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Gastrotheca plumbea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T55353A98647431. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T55353A98647431.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Gastrotheca plumbea (Boulenger, 1882)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
External links
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| Gastrotheca plumbea | |
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