The gold-spotted marsupial frog (Gastrotheca aureomaculata) is a species of frog in the family Hemiphractidae. It is endemic to Colombia.

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Gold-spotted marsupial frog
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hemiphractidae
Genus: Gastrotheca
Species:
G. aureomaculat
Binomial name
Gastrotheca aureomaculat
Cochran & Goin, 1970
Synonyms
  • Gastrotheca mertensi Cochran & Goin, 1970
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Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rivers, freshwater marshes, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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