en ▁R . ▁H itch cock , ▁bi ologist ; ▁former ▁Princi pal ▁of ▁Queen ' s ▁University , ▁King ston , ▁Ontario , ▁Canada ▁ ▁John ▁O ' She a , ▁Scient ific ▁Director ▁at ▁the ▁National ▁Institute ▁of ▁Ar th rit is ▁and ▁Mus cul os ke let al ▁and ▁Sk in ▁D ise ases ▁ ▁Der rick ▁Pitts , ▁Chief ▁Astronom er ▁and ▁Planet arium ▁Director ▁for ▁the ▁Franklin ▁Institute ▁ ▁Les ▁Roberts ▁( 1 9 8 3 ), ▁ep ide mi ologist ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁The ological ▁School ▁of ▁St . ▁Lawrence ▁University ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁St . ▁Lawrence ▁University ▁Al umn i ▁Association ▁ ▁* ▁St . ▁Lawrence ▁University ▁* <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁gold - sp otted ▁mars up ial ▁f rog ▁( G astro the ca ▁a ure om ac ul ata ) ▁is ▁a ▁species ▁of ▁fro gs ▁in ▁the ▁family ▁H emi ph ract idae . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁en demic ▁to ▁Colombia . ▁ ▁Its ▁natural ▁habit ats ▁are ▁subt rop ical ▁or ▁tropical ▁mo ist ▁mont ane ▁for ests , ▁rivers , ▁fresh water ▁mar sh es , ▁rural ▁gard ens , ▁and ▁heavily ▁de grad ed ▁former ▁forest . ▁It ▁is ▁threatened ▁by ▁habitat ▁loss . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : G astro the ca ▁Category : F ro gs ▁of ▁South ▁America ▁Category : Am ph ib ians ▁of ▁Colombia ▁Category : End em ic ▁fa una ▁of ▁Colombia ▁Category : Am ph ib ians ▁of ▁the