''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
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.
Its natural
habitat is
cloud forest
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, 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
stictopleura
Amphibians of the Andes
Amphibians of Peru
Endemic fauna of Peru
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Amphibians described in 2001
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