Limon rocket frog
Hyloxalus nexipus (Frost, 1986)
LCLeast Concernfrogs and toads
The limon rocket frog (Hyloxalus nexipus) is a species in the family Dendrobatidae, order Anura. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the limon rocket frog
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- up to 2.39 cmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- 79src for Young per litter or clutch
- Reproduction
- Eggssrc for Reproduction
- Active
- By day (diurnal)src for Active
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the limon rocket frog live?
Not recorded
What is the limon rocket frog?
Hyloxalus nexipus is a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae. It is found on eastern slopes and foothills of the Andes from southeastern Ecuador south to the region of Yurimaguas in Peru.
From the Wikipedia article “Hyloxalus nexipus” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hyloxalus_nexipus&oldid=1339197805), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.
Is the limon rocket frog endangered?
The limon rocket frog is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the limon rocket frog classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- familyDendrobatidae
- genusHyloxalus
- SpeciesHyloxalus nexipus (Frost, 1986)
Synonyms Colostethus citreicola, Colostethus nexipus
Other names and names in other languages (4)
- Los Tayos rocket frogEnglish
- Los Tayos rocket frogEnglish
- pralesnička východoandskáCzech
- Rana Cohete de Los TayosSpanish
Relatives of the limon rocket frog
Other species in the same genus Hyloxalus.
Bogota rocket frog
Hyloxalus subpunctatus
Bello rocket frog
Hyloxalus abditaurantius
South American rocket frog
Hyloxalus anthracinus
Sky-blue poison frog
Hyloxalus azureiventris
Bocage's rocket frog
Hyloxalus bocagei
Amalfi rocket frog
Hyloxalus borjai
CompareLimon rocket frog vs Bogota rocket frogLimon rocket frog vs Bello rocket frogLimon rocket frog vs South American rocket frogLimon rocket frog vs Sky-blue poison frog
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
Is the limon rocket frog endangered?
The limon rocket frog is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the limon rocket frog?
The limon rocket frog (Hyloxalus nexipus) belongs to the family Dendrobatidae in the order Anura.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.
- AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits · CC BY 4.0 · v1
Oliveira, B.F., São-Pedro, V.A., Santos-Barrera, G., Penone, C. & Costa, G.C. (2017) AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits. Scientific Data 4: 170123. https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2017.123. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.4644424.v5 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
Wikimedia Commons contributors. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org (each file credited to its author under its own licence). - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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