''Dendropsophus molitor'' is a species of
frog in the family
Hylidae, known commonly as the green dotted treefrog.
It is
endemic to Colombia.
Its natural
habitats are
subtropical
The subtropical zones or subtropics are geographical zone, geographical and Köppen climate classification, climate zones to the Northern Hemisphere, north and Southern Hemisphere, south of the tropics. Geographically part of the Geographical z ...
or
tropical high-altitude
shrubland
Shrubland, scrubland, scrub, brush, or bush is a plant community characterized by vegetation dominated by shrubs, often also including grasses, herbs, and geophytes. Shrubland may either occur naturally or be the result of human activity. It m ...
, subtropical or tropical high-altitude
grassland, shrub-dominated
wetlands,
swamp
A swamp is a forested wetland.Keddy, P.A. 2010. Wetland Ecology: Principles and Conservation (2nd edition). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. 497 p. Swamps are considered to be transition zones because both land and water play a role in ...
s, freshwater
marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, pastureland,
plantations, rural gardens,
urban areas, irrigated land, and seasonally flooded agricultural land.
References
* Guarnizo C.E., Amezquita A., Bermingham E. 2009. The relative roles of vicariance versus elevational gradients in the genetic differentiation of the high Andean frog Dendropsophus labialis. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 50: 84–92.
*
molitor
Amphibians of Colombia
Amphibians of the Andes
Amphibians described in 1863
Endemic fauna of Colombia
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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