Hyloxalus subpunctatus

The Bogota rocket frog (Hyloxalus subpunctatus) is a frog.  It lives in Colombia.

Home
This frog lives in places where the grass is open to the sky. It lives in places where the ground is covered in water and in páramo forests. People have seen this frog between 1750 to 4020 meters above sea level.

Many of the places this frog lives are protected parks, for example Parque Nacional Natural Chingaza, Parque Nacional Natural Iguaque, Parque Ecológico Distrital de Montaña La Regadera-Chisacá y La Regadera, Área Forestal Distrital Corredor de Restauración Aguadita-La Regadera, Área Forestal Distrital Subpáramo La Regadera, Área Forestal Distrital Corredor de Restauración Piedra Gorda, and Área Forestal Distrital Páramo Los Salitres.

Young
The female frog lays eggs on the ground. The male frog carries the tadpoles on his back. He carries them to water.

Danger
Scientists say this frog is not in danger of dying out, but it does not live in places with bad chemicals in the water, for example, bad chemicals from farms and towns.

References

Category:Frogs of South America