Hyloscirtus Bogotensis
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''Hyloscirtus bogotensis'', called Bogota tree frog in English, is a species of frog in the family Hylidae endemic to
Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...
. It has been observed between 1750 and 3600 meters above sea level. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical 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, and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.


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Hyloscirtus Amphibians of Colombia Amphibians of the Andes Amphibians described in 1882 Taxa named by Wilhelm Peters Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Hylidae-stub