Amphibians, Machalilla National Park, province of Manabí, western Ecuador

By

Cisneros-Heredia, Diego F.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2006-5-1

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

2

Series / Issue

Issue: 1

Pages

45--54

Subjects

Amphibia , Ecuador , inventory

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/2.1.45

 

Abstract

Fifteen species of amphibians are reported from the Machalilla National Park, located in coastal western Ecuador. Scinax quinquefasciatus, Trachycephalus venulosus, and Leptodactylus ventrimaculatus are reported from the area for the first time. Several amphibian species are rangerestricted and endemic. The amphibian fauna of this national park is related to the Tumbesian endemic region. Updated information is presented for Ceratophrys stolzmanni and Leptodactylus ventrimaculatus.