Gastrotheca lateonota
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| Gastrotheca lateonota | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hemiphractidae |
| Genus: | Gastrotheca |
| Species: | G. lateonota |
| Binomial name | |
| Gastrotheca lateonota | |
Gastrotheca lateonota (common name: El Tambo marsupial frog) is a species of frog in the family Hemiphractidae. It is known from its type locality, El Tambo near Canchaque, Cordillera de Huancabamba, at an elevation of 2,770 m (9,090 ft) asl in Peru, and from the area of Chillacoche in the El Oro Province of Ecuador.[2] Its natural habitat is cloud forest. Habitat loss is a possible threat.[1]
