Amphibians from Serrania de Las Quinchas, in the mid-Magdalena river valley, Colombia
Author
Ovalle-Pacheco, Andrés
Author
Camacho-Rozo, Claudia
Author
Arroyo, Sandy
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http://dx.doi.org/10.15560/15.3.387
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10.15560/15.3.387
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Rhaebo haematiticus
(
Cope, 1862
)
Figure 2B
Bufo haematiticus
Cope 1862: 157
.
Rhaebo haematiticus
—
Frost et al. 2006: 365
.
Males SVL =
25–31 mm
, females SVL =
28–35 mm
.
This species is easily recognized by the lack of cranial crest, by the presence of large parotids, and having a distinct inner tarsal fold. Finger I longer than II, no webbing on any fingers; toes are joined by a webbing at the base. A total of 56 individuals were registered. All adults were found in the forest, while juveniles were found along the margin of the creeks and streams in 4 of the sampling stations (Stations 2, 3, 4 and 5) between 250 and
1100 m
.
Rhaebo haematiticus
is distributed from eastern
Honduras
to western
Ecuador
, northern
Colombia
and western
Venezuela
between 75 and
1000 m
(
Mueses-Cisneros 2009
). In
Colombia
it is found in the tropical rainforests and sub-Andean forests of the lowlands of the Pacific region up to the Middle (
Acosta-Galvis 2019
).