Geobatrachus walkeri

{{Short description|Species of amphibian}}

{{For|the extinct genus of amphibians|Gerobatrachus}}

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| image = Geobatrachus walkeri 86557356 (cropped).jpg

| image_caption = Geobatrachus walkeri in Santa Marta, Colombia

| status = EN

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group |year=2017 |title=Geobatrachus walkeri |page=e.T57081A85890786 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T57081A85890786.en |access-date=12 November 2021}}

| parent_authority = Ruthven, 1915

| taxon = Geobatrachus walkeri

| authority = Ruthven, 1915

}}

Geobatrachus walkeri, commonly known as Walker's Sierra frog, is a species of frog in the family Craugastoridae. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Geobatrachus.{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/?action=names&taxon=Geobatrachus |title=Geobatrachus Ruthven, 1915 |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2013 |work=Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |access-date=18 September 2013}}{{ITIS|id=207939 |taxon=Geobatrachus Ruthven, 1915}} It is endemic to Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia.{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/?action=names&taxon=Geobatrachus+walkeri |title=Geobatrachus walkeri Ruthven, 1915 |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2013 |work=Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |access-date=18 September 2013}} Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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