Herpetofauna of Engabao, Playas Canton, Ecuador, with notes on the occurrence of Ceratoprhys stolzmanni (Steindachner, 1882)
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Cuadrado, Stefania S.
Author
Loor, Yelsin A.
Author
Narváez, Andrea E.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.15560/16.3.665
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10.15560/16.3.665
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Engystomops guayaco
(
Ron, Cannatella & Coloma,
2005)
Figure 2H
Material examined.
ECUADOR
, province of
Guayas
,
Playas Canton
,
Engabao
•
1 specimen
(sex undeter- mined),
15 mm
; near a waterbody near vegetation:
02° 36′49″S
,
080°26′28″W
;
12 m
a.s.l;
26 Apr. 2019
; Stefa- nia S. Cuadrado, Yelsin A. Loor leg.; UG-AN135 •
1 specimen
(sex undetermined),
20 mm
; near a waterbody near moderate vegetation;
02°36’49”S
,
080°26′28″W
;
12 m
a.s.l;
26 Apr. 2019
; Stefania S. Cuadrado, Yelsin A. Loor leg.; UG-AN105 •
1 specimen
(sex undetermined),
16 mm
; near a waterbody near moderate vegetation;
02°36′49″S
,
080°26′28″W
;
12 m
a.s.l;
28 Apr. 2019
; Ste- fania S. Cuadrado, Yelsin A. Loor leg.; UG-AN136.
Identification.
This frog measures
15.45–20.98 mm
SVL. There are scattered tubercles on the back, and the snout is truncated in dorsal view and rounded in side view. It is similar in size to
Engystomops montubio
and
Engystomops randi
but differs from those species in hav- ing less extensive lateral fringes on its feet and shorter interdigital membranes.
Engystomops guayaco
differs from
E. randi
in having the shortest edge and less abundant dorsal tubers (
Ron et al. 2005
).
Engystomops
pustu- latus
is a larger species, with males reaching
27 mm
and females
31 mm
.
We documented
E. guayaco
in all sites, both visually and by auditory calls. It was found in the less disturbed dry thorn scrub at sites C and D, calling from hollows near the pond, and at sites A and B calling in vegetation near puddles formed after few rains. Animals were calling or active from 15:00 to 22:00.
Distribution.
Engystomops guayaco
is endemic to
Ecuador
and ocurrs in the southwestern lowlands of the country (
Frost 2016
).