Hyloxalus toachi

The Toachi Rocket Frog (Hyloxalus toachi) is a frog.  It lives in Ecuador.

Body
The adult male frog is 18.1–23.1 mm long from nose to rear end and the adult female frog can be  24.6–28.2  mm long. The adult male frog has a gray throat. The adult female frog has a white belly. There is a dark gray line down each side of the body. The male frog's male organs are brown in color.

Name

Scientists named the frog "Toachi," for the river near where they found it. Many frogs and toads live in this place.

Home
Scientists see this frog high up in the hills in forests where there is water in the air. Scientists saw this frog between 200 and 1410 meters above sea level.

Scientists have seen this frog near two protected parks: Reserva Ecológica Cotacachi-Cayapas and Reserva Tesoro Escondido.

Young

The female frog lays eggs in dead leaves on the ground. After the eggs hatch, the adult frogs carry them to water.

The tops of the tadpoles' bodies are brown in color.

Danger

Scientists say this frog is in some danger of dying out. It is in danger from people cutting down forests to make farms, to make places for animals to eat grass, and to get wood to build with.

References

Category:Frogs of South America