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De Los Anfibios De La Costa guía dinámica de los anfibios de la costa santiago ron coordinador editorial Lista de especies Número de especies: 137 Anura Hemiphractidae Gastrotheca cornuta, Rana marsupial cornuda Gastrotheca guentheri, Rana marsupial dentada Gastrotheca angustifrons, Rana marsupial pacífica Hemiphractus fasciatus, Rana de cabeza triangular de Günther Bufonidae Atelopus balios, Jambato del río Pescado Atelopus coynei, Jambato del río Faisanes Atelopus elegans, Jambato del Pacífico Atelopus longirostris, Jambato esquelético Atelopus mindoensis, Jambato de Mindo Rhaebo colomai, Sapo andino de Coloma Rhaebo andinophrynoides, Sapo de Nariño Rhaebo olallai, Sapo andino de Tandayapa Rhaebo blombergi, Bamburé Rhaebo caeruleostictus, Sapo de Chanchan Rhaebo haematiticus, Sapo de Truando Rhinella alata, Sapo del Obispo Rhinella horribilis, Sapo gigante de Veracruz Incilius coniferus, Sapo de Talamanca Centrolenidae Centrolene lynchi, Rana de cristal de Lynch Centrolene peristictum, Rana de cristal de Tandapi Cochranella mache, Rana de cristal de Mache Cochranella litoralis, Rana de cristal del litoral Hyalinobatrachium aureoguttatum, Rana de cristal de manchas doradas Hyalinobatrachium chirripoi, Rana de cristal de Costa Rica Hyalinobatrachium fleischmanni, Rana de cristal de San José Nymphargus griithsi, Rana de cristal de Ecuador Nymphargus grandisonae, Rana de cristal sarampiona Espadarana callistomma, Rana de cristal Ojilinda Espadarana prosoblepon, Rana de cristal variable Sachatamia albomaculata, Rana de cristal punteada de blanco Sachatamia ilex, Rana de cristal limón Sachatamia orejuela, Rana de cristal de Orejuela Teratohyla pulverata, Rana de cristal de Chiriqui Teratohyla spinosa, Rana de cristal de Espinosa Ceratophryidae Ceratophrys stolzmanni, Sapo bocón del Pacífico Aromobatidae Allobates talamancae, Rana saltarina de Talamanca Dendrobatidae Epipedobates machalilla, Rana nodriza de Machalilla Epipedobates anthonyi, Rana nodriza de la epibatidina Epipedobates tricolor, Rana nodriza tricolor ecuatoriana Epipedobates boulengeri, Rana nodriza de Boulenger Epipedobates espinosai, Rana nodriza de Espinosa Hyloxalus awa, Rana cohete awa Hyloxalus toachi, Rana cohete de Toachi Hyloxalus erythromos, Rana venenosa de Río Palenque Hyloxalus breviquartus, Rana cohete de Urrao Hyloxalus infraguttatus, Rana cohete de Chimbo Hyloxalus lehmanni, Rana cohete de Lehmann Oophaga sylvatica, Kiki Ectopoglossus confusus, Rana nodriza confusa Hylidae Agalychnis spurrelli, Rana mono planeadora Agalychnis psilopygion, Rana mono del Chocó Cruziohyla calcarifer, Rana esplendida Dendropsophus ebraccatus, Ranita reloj de arena Dendropsophus gryllatus, Ranita arbórea grillo Dendropsophus carnifex, Ranita arbórea de Lynch Ecnomiohyla phantasmagoria, Rana magnífica fantasma Hyloscirtus alytolylax, Rana de torrente de Tandapi Hyloscirtus palmeri, Rana de torrente de Palmer Hyloscirtus mashpi, Rana de torrente de Mashpi Boana boans, Rana gladiadora Boana picturata, Rana Chachi Boana rosenbergi, Rana gladiadora de Rosenberg Boana rubracyla, Rana de líneas cafés Boana pellucens, Rana arbórea de Palmar Scinax quinquefasciatus, Rana de lluvia polizona Scinax sugillatus, Rana de lluvia de Palenque Smilisca phaeota, Rana bueyera Trachycephalus jordani, Rana de casco de Jordan Trachycephalus macrotis, Rana lechera de Pastaza Trachycephalus quadrangulum, Rana lechera del Chocó Strabomantidae Barycholos pulcher, Cutín de Chimbo Pristimantis achatinus, Cutín común de occidente Pristimantis calcarulatus, Cutín de espolones Pristimantis latidiscus, Cutín del Chocó Pristimantis parvillus, Cutín de Pichincha Pristimantis subsigillatus, Cutín de Salidero Pristimantis w-nigrum, Cutín Cualita Pristimantis walkeri, Cutín de Walker Pristimantis actites, Cutín lomo amaríllo Pristimantis caprifer, Cutín de Las Palmas Pristimantis chalceus, Cutín del valle Pristimantis crucifer, Cutín del Porvenir Pristimantis crenunguis, Cutín gigante Pristimantis degener, Cutín naranja Pristimantis esmeraldas, Cutín de Esmeraldas Pristimantis illotus, Cutín de Mindo Pristimantis lymani, Cutín de Lyman Pristimantis muricatus, Cutín del río Faisanes Pristimantis ocellatus, Cutín ocelado Pristimantis onorei, Cutín de Onore Pristimantis ornatissimus, Cutín adornado Pristimantis rosadoi, Cutín de Rosado Pristimantis scolodiscus, Cutín melón Pristimantis tenebrionis, Cutín tenebroso Pristimantis verecundus, Cutín de Zacualtipan Pristimantis labiosus, Cutín trompudo Pristimantis mindo, Cutín de Mindo Pristimantis nyctophylax, Cutín vigilante Pristimantis nietoi, Cutín de Nieto Pristimantis buenaventura, Cutín de Buenaventura Pristimantis kuri, Cutín Kuri Pristimantis hampatusami, Cutín Hampatusami Pristimantis prometeii, Cutín Prometeo Noblella coloma, Rana sureña de Coloma Strabomantis anatipes, Cutín bocón de Maldonado Strabomantis anomalus, Cutín bocón de Cachabé Strabomantis cerastes, Cutín bocón de Palma Real Strabomantis helonotus, Cutín bocón del río Pitzara Strabomantis necerus, Cutín bocón de Mindo Craugastoridae Craugastor longirostris, Cutín de hocico largo Leptodactylidae Engystomops puyango, Rana bullanguera de Puyango Engystomops guayaco, Rana túngara guayaca Engystomops montubio, Rana túngara montubia Engystomops pustulatus, Rana bullanguera de pústulas Engystomops randi, Rana túngara de Rand Engystomops coloradorum, Rana tsáchila Leptodactylus peritoaktites, Rana terrestre de la selva costera de Ecuador Leptodactylus rhodomerus, Rana terrestre de muslos rojos Leptodactylus melanonotus, Rana terrestre mexicana Leptodactylus labrosus, Rana terrestre labiosa Leptodactylus ventrimaculatus, Rana terrestre mugidora Microhylidae Ctenophryne aterrima, Rana de hojarasca negra Ranidae Rana vaillanti, Rana común de Vaillant Rana bwana, Rana común del río de Dixon Eleutherodactylidae Diasporus gularis, Rana naranja de Esmeraldas Caudata Plethodontidae Bolitoglossa sima, Salamandra del noroccidente Bolitoglossa biseriata, Salamandra de dos bandas Bolitoglossa chica, Salamandra chica Bolitoglossa medemi, Salamandra de Medem Oedipina complex, Salamandra de Gamboa Gymnophiona Caeciliidae Caecilia leucocephala, Cecilia de cabeza blanca Caecilia nigricans, Cecilia del río Lita Caecilia pachynema, Cecilia de Intac Caecilia tenuissima, Cecilia de Guayaquil Oscaecilia equatorialis, Cecilia de Ecuador Rhinatrematidae Epicrionops bicolor, Cecilia bicolor Epicrionops marmoratus, Cecilia marmoleada Anura Hemiphractidae Gastrotheca cornuta Rana marsupial cornuda Boulenger (1898) Orden: Anura | Familia: Hemiphractidae Regiones naturales Bosque Húmedo Tropical del Chocó, Bosque Piemontano Occidental, Bosque Montano Occidental Pisos Altitudinales Tropical occidental Identificación Machos Longitud Rostro-cloacal promedio = 66.7 mm (rango 44.1–81.1 mm; n=30) (Duellman 2015) Hembras Longitud Rostro-cloacal promedio = 70.8 mm (rango 51.2–77.4 mm; n=8) (Duellman 2015) Rana mediana a grande sin co-osificación craneal; piel del dorso lisa con crestas tranversales lisas. Presenta apéndices triangulares a manera de solapa sobre el párpado superior; calcar triangular en los talones. Dorso café con franjas transversales de color café oscuro a negro; flancos café oscuro; vientre crema. Dedo manual I del mismo largo que el II; dedos manuales membranados basalmente; membrana en los dedos pediales se extiende máximo hasta el tubérculo subarticular del Dedo IV y V. A diferencia de Gastrotheca cornuta, Gastrotheca dendronastes presenta crestas transversales tuberculosas, dorso rugoso, Dedo manual I más largo que el II, líneas longitudinales oscuras en los flancos, y tubérculos pequeños en los talones (crestas lisas, dorso liso, Dedo manual I igual al II, flancos con puntos oscuros longitudinales, y talón con calcar triangular en Gastrotheca cornuta). Se diferencia de Gastrotheca angustifrons por presentar calcares triangulares en los talones, apéndices triangulares a manera de solapa sobre el párpado superior, y flancos con puntos oscuros longitudinales (talón con un tubérculo, apéndices sobre el párpado superior ausentes, y flancos sin marcas en Gastrotheca angustifrons) (Duellman 2015). Descripción Es una rana de tamaño mediano a grande con la siguiente combinación de caracteres (modificado de Duellman 2015): (1) cabeza no co- osificada, ligeramente más ancha que larga, casi tan ancha como el cuerpo; (2) hocico redondeado en vista dorsal, inclinado bruscamente anteroventralmente, casi truncado en vista lateral; (3) canthus rostralis angular transversalmente y ligeramente curvo; región loreal claramente cóncava; labios redondeados; (4) parte superior de la cabeza ligeramente deprimida; zona internarial plana; fosas nasales ligeramente protuberantes; (5) tímpano verticalmente ovoide, separado desde el ojo por una distancia doble de la longitud del tímpano; anillo timpánico indistinto y tuberculoso; pliegue supratimpánico débil, se extiende directamente por detrás de la esquina posterior de la órbita y oscurece el borde superior del tímpano; (6) brazo moderadamente delgado; tubérculos ulnares ausentes; (7) dedos manuales largos y esbeltos; dedos externos palmeados basalmente; discos de los dedos grandes, ligeramente más anchos que largos, y mucho más amplios que el ancho de los dígitos; diámetro del disco del Dedo manual III casi el doble de la longitud del tímpano; largo relativo de los dedos manuales: I = II < IV < III; (8) tubérculos subarticulares grandes y redondos; tubérculos supernumerarios pequeños, subcónicos, y numerosos en el segmento proximal; tubérculo palmar bajo y bífido; tubérculo prepollical elíptico; (9) excrecencias
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