Perez’s snouted frog - Edalorhina perezi
( Jiménez de la Espada, 1870 )

 

 



Subspecies: Unknown
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CITES Status: Not Listed
IUCN Status: Least Concern
U.S. ESA Status: Not Listed

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Habitat:
This is a diurnal, leaf-litter species of lowland and premontane tropical and floodplain forests on the eastern slopes of the Andes. It breeds in foam nests that float in temporary ponds or a tree cavity (Villacampa-Ortega et al. 2017). It is also present in disturbed and secondary forest, as well as cacao plantations (Moravec and Aparicio 2005, Beirne et al. 2013).

Range:
This species can be found in the Amazonian lowlands of Ecuador, southern Colombia, Peru, western Brazil, and northern Bolivia. It has an elevational range of 100–1,100 m asl.

Conservation:
Conservation Actions In-Place
It is present in protected areas throughout much of its range.

Research Needed
More information is needed on this species' distribution, population status and ecology.

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