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Description:
Males
18-24 mm., females 23-28 mm. The skin on the dorsum has several
longitudinal rows of low tubercles. The snount is moderately long
and pointed, and the tympaum is distinct. The dorsum varies from
dull gray to tan with brown spots, with or without cream to pink
dorsolateral stripes or a cream middorsal stripe postereiorly
on the body; a dark brown triangular mark is present on the back
of the head. In many individuals the forelimbs are creamy orange;
the venter is creamy white. The iris is bronze with minute black
flecks.
Ecology
Habitat:
terrestrial , found in primary terra firme
forest.
Niche:
carnivorous: prey includes insects and any small creatures it
can catch.
Life History:
This frog inhabits primary forest, where it is active by day and
night; the call ia a single, long, harsh note, similar to the
cry of a kitten. This species excavates a flask-shaped cavity
in which females deposit fewer than 20 unpigmented eggs in a foam
nest. The tadpoles develop in the nest; they subsist entirely
off of the youlk provided in the eggs and emerge from the nest
as miniature replicas of the adults.
Status:
Uncommon. In the Reserva Comunal Tamshiyacu-Tahuayo area it is
found in primary forest east of the Tahuayo River.
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