Amphibians and reptiles of Wildsumaco Wildlife Sanctuary, Napo Province, Ecuador
Author
Camper, Jeffrey D.
Author
Torres-Carvajal, Omar
Author
Ron, Santiago R.
Author
Nilsson, Jonas
Author
Arteaga, Alejandro
Author
Knowles, Travis W.
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Arbogast, Brian S.
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2021-05-10
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http://dx.doi.org/10.15560/17.3.729
journal article
10.15560/17.3.729
1809-127X
Nymphargus cochranae
(Goin, 1961)
Material examined.
ECUADOR
•
1 adult
;
Napo
Prov- ince,
WWS
, waterfall;
00.6859°S
,
077.5986°W
;
1405 m
a.s.l.
;
10 July 2010
;
QCAZ 48899
•
2 adults
;
Napo
Prov- ince,
WWS
,
Streamcreeper
trail;
00.6714°S
,
077.5987°W
;
24 July 2014
;
QCAZ 57741
to
57742
.
Identification.
These small frogs are green dorsally with small blue dots and a white opaque peritoneum ventrally. They lack finger webbing and humeral spines present in some other species of glass frogs. Males range from 24.0–
26.2 mm
SVL and females
27.8–30.2 mm
SVL (
Ron et al. 2019
).
Habitat.
These glass frogs were found in both primary and secondary forest along trails. One specimen was found in the spray zone of the waterfall.
Rulyrana flavopunctata
(Lynch & Duellman, 1973)
Material examined.
ECUADOR
•
3 adults
;
Napo
Prov- ince,
WWS
, waterfall;
00.6859°S
,
077.5986°W
;
1405 m
a.s.l.
;
25 July 2014
;
QCAZ 57751
to
57753
•
1 adult
;
Napo Province
,
WWS
,
Piha Trail
, about
50 m
from road;
12 July 2018
;
QCAZ 74801
.
Identification.
These small frogs have bright green slightly granular skin with small yellow spots dorsally. The venter has an opaque white peritoneum. There is moderate webbing between fingers III and IV, and hu- meral spines are absent. Males are
20.6–23.2 mm
SVL and females are
24.12–25.7 mm
SVL (
Ron et al. 2019
).
Habitat.
This species was found in association with waterfalls and streams in both primary and secondary forest. Only
one specimen
was found along a trail in sec- ondary forest and not along a water course.