Amphibians and reptiles of Wildsumaco Wildlife Sanctuary, Napo Province, Ecuador
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Camper, Jeffrey D.
Author
Torres-Carvajal, Omar
Author
Ron, Santiago R.
Author
Nilsson, Jonas
Author
Arteaga, Alejandro
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Knowles, Travis W.
Author
Arbogast, Brian S.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.15560/17.3.729
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10.15560/17.3.729
1809-127X
Pristimantis quaquaversus
(Lynch, 1974)
Material examined.
ECUADOR
•
1 adult
;
Napo
Prov- ince,
WWS
,
Waterfall Trail
;
00.6847°S
,
077.6002°W
;
3 April 2014
;
QCAZ 57314
.
Identification.
This species has a hidden tympanum, ex- panded finger discs, conical eyelid and heel tubercles, and several smaller tarsal tubercles. The groin can be cream, pink, or purple. This species lacks basal toe membranes, dorsolateral folds, and scapular ridges. Males reach
22.5 mm
and females
31.3 mm
(
Ron et al. 2019
).
Pristimantis rubicundus
(Jiminez de la Espada, 1875)
Material examined.
ECUADOR
•
1 adult
;
Napo
Prov- ince,
WWS
,
F.A.C.E. Trail
;
22 July 2016
;
QCAZ 5730
.
Identification.
This is a rather large species of brown
Pristimantis
with finger I slightly longer than finger II. The tympanum is visible, and a large conical heel tubercle and several tarsal tubercles are present. The dorsal skin is tuberculate, and there are eyelid tubercles as well. The finger discs are expanded, and basal toe membranes are absent. Males reach
35.6 mm
SVL and females
51.2 mm
SVL (
Ron et al. 2019
).
Habitat.
The single specimen found in this study came from primary forest.
Remarks.
Both the IUCN and Ecuadorian Red lists identify this species as Endangered.
Pristimantis trachyblepharis
(Boulenger, 1918)
Material examined.
ECUADOR
•
1 adult
;
Napo
Prov- ince,
Pacto Sumaco
;
27 July 1992
;
QCAZ 36268
•
3 adults
;
Napo Province
,
WWS
;
00.6759°S
,
077.5998°W
;
1485 m
a.s.l.
;
18 Apr. 2014
;
MZUTI 3531
,
3537
to
3538
.
Identification.
This may be the smallest species of
Pristimantis
in South America (
Lynch and Duellman 1980
). The back is pale yellow, light brown, or reddish brown, the flanks are yellow, and the axillary region is brown. There is a brown cloacal triangle, and the back of the thighs are brown to gray. The venter is gray to brown, with a yellow to brown throat with brown spots. The iris is pale gray with a horizontal reddish-brown line. Males
reach a maximum SVL of
15.8 mm
and females
19.2 mm
SVL (
Ron et al. 2019
).