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

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 ende...

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Main Author: Cisneros-Heredia, D. F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2006-01-01
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Online Access:http://www.checklist.org.br/getpdf?SL005-06
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spelling doaj-c35ebee99ddf4541a89fa09304f08b022020-11-24T22:18:46ZengPensoft PublishersCheck List1809-127X2006-01-01214554Amphibians, Machalilla National Park, province of Manabí, western EcuadorCisneros-Heredia, D. F.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 informa-tion is presented for Ceratophrys stolzmanni and Leptodactylus ventrimaculatus.http://www.checklist.org.br/getpdf?SL005-06
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Amphibians, Machalilla National Park, province of Manabí, western Ecuador
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title Amphibians, Machalilla National Park, province of Manabí, western Ecuador
title_short Amphibians, Machalilla National Park, province of Manabí, western Ecuador
title_full Amphibians, Machalilla National Park, province of Manabí, western Ecuador
title_fullStr Amphibians, Machalilla National Park, province of Manabí, western Ecuador
title_full_unstemmed Amphibians, Machalilla National Park, province of Manabí, western Ecuador
title_sort amphibians, machalilla national park, province of manabí, western ecuador
publisher Pensoft Publishers
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publishDate 2006-01-01
description 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 informa-tion is presented for Ceratophrys stolzmanni and Leptodactylus ventrimaculatus.
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