Pseudopaludicola ceratophyes

Pseudopaludicola ceratophyes is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae.[1][3][4] Common name Leticia swamp frog has been coined for it, after its type locality, Leticia in Amazonas, Colombia. It is found in extreme southernmost Colombia (the type locality), northeastern Peru (Loreto Region), and adjacent western Brazil.[1][3]

Leticia swamp frog

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Leptodactylidae
Genus: Pseudopaludicola
Species:
P. ceratophyes
Binomial name
Pseudopaludicola ceratophyes
Rivero and Serna, 1985[2]
Synonyms
  • Pseudopaludicola ceratophryes (misspelling)

Description

The holotype, a gravid female, measured 13 mm (0.51 in) in snout–vent length. The upper eyelids carry horn-like, elongate tubercles. The toes are approximately ⅓ webbed; the unwebbed portions bear lateral fringes.[5]

Habitat and conservation

Pseudopaludicola ceratophyes is a locally abundant leaf-litter species inhabiting primary flooding forest with close canopy, possibly also more open/edge areas. The altitudinal range is 100–300 m (330–980 ft) above sea level. The eggs are deposited in shallow pools. It is locally affected by habitat loss.[1]

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References
  1. Rodríguez, L., Martinez, J.L., Azevedo-Ramos, C., Cisneros-Heredia, D., Monteza, J.I. & Hoogmoed, M. (2004). "Pseudopaludicola ceratophryes (sic)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T57312A11617601. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T57312A11617601.en.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  2. Rivero, J. A., and M. A. Serna (1984). "Una nueva Pseudopaludicola (Amphibia: Leptodactylidae) cornuda del sureste de Colombia". Caribbean Journal of Science. 20: 169–171.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link) (actual publication year 1985)
  3. Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Pseudopaludicola ceratophyes Rivero and Serna, 1985". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  4. Acosta Galvis, A. R. & D. Cuentas (2016). "Pseudopaludicola ceratophyes Rivero & Serna, 1984". Lista de los Anfibios de Colombia V.05.2015. www.batrachia.com. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  5. Lynch, John D. (1989). "A review of the leptodactylid frogs of the genus Pseudopaludicola in northern South America". Copeia. 1989 (3): 577–588. doi:10.2307/1445483. JSTOR 1445483.
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