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Family: Eleutherodactylidae
Agua Buena Robber Frog, more... (es: Coqui, Ranita, Sapito)
[Eleutherodactylus vocator Taylor, 1955, morePristimantis vocator Taylor, 1955] |
Adult: Species description based on Savage (2002). A very tiny frog (males to 16 mm, females to 18 mm). Dorsal: The dorsal surface is dark grey, sometimes with darker mottling or patches. Ventral: The ventral surface is heavily pigmented. The throat is yellowish. Concealed surfaces: The rear surface of the thigh is also pigmented with light and dark. Eye: The iris is brown. Extremities: Distinct, leaf-shaped discs are present at the ends of fingers and toes. Breeding season: Diasporus vocator breeds throughout the rainy season (Savage 2002). Males call from low vegetation or the ground (Savage 2002). Egg: Clutch size is small, probably 4-6 eggs (based on dissections of females, Savage 2002). Tadpole: This species is a direct-developer; there is no tadpole stage. Habitat: Lowland and premontane rainforest to 1700 m. Ecology: Nocturnal and terrestrial, although sometimes found on low vegetation (Savage 2002). Call: A "tink" repeated three times in a row (Savage 2002). Type locality: Agua Buena, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica Diet: Diet consists of a variety of small arthropods, including ants (Toft 1981). Diagnostic description: The legs lacking webbing. Ll finger is longer than the l. fingers lll and lV discs have clearly expanded. The heel is smooth or with a few small tubers, the same size as the other scattered tubercles on the lower limb. The groin and the anterior surface of the thigh lack of contrasting light and dark, or some other design spots. The discs of the outer fingers (III and IV) of the hand and lll and lV paw, have triangular and pointed roofs bearings. The discs feature papiladas lanceolate or covers. Lack vomerine teeth. Its color is usually gray with dark spots defined. Adult males lack nuptial pads, but have vocal slits. The maximum standard length of males is 17 mm. and females is 18 mm. Habitat: They live in the tropical wet forest. Reproduction: Encapsulated produce eggs which are laid in terrestrial conditions, with direct development (no tadpoles) (Savage 2002). Distribution in Costa Rica: In the lower and middle south of the Pacific slope, between 2 and 1,220 m land. Lift (Savage 2002). Distribution outside Costa Rica: Found from Costa Rica to Colombia. |