Cochranella resplendens és una espècie de granota oriünda de Colòmbia i Equador amenaçada d'extinció per la destrucció de l'hàbitat.
Cochranella resplendens és una espècie de granota oriünda de Colòmbia i Equador amenaçada d'extinció per la destrucció de l'hàbitat.
Cochranella resplendens is a species of frog in the family Centrolenidae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in the upper Amazon Basin in southwestern Colombia, eastern Ecuador, northern Peru (Loreto and San Martín Region), and Bolivia (La Paz Department). There are also isolated records from the Cordillera Central in Antioquia, Colombia, and Amapá in northern Brazil.[2] The specific name resplendens is derived from the Latin verb resplendo (="to glitter") and hints to the jewel-like appearance of this frog.[5] It is sometimes known as the resplendent Cochran frog or resplendent glassfrog.[2][5]
Males measure about 27 mm (1.1 in) in snout–vent length; female size is unknown. The snout is round in dorsal view and gradually inclined in lateral profile. The tympanum is visible but the tympanic membrane is pigmented as the surrounding skin and the tympanic annulus is only partially visible. A low low supratympanic fold is evident. The fingers are partially webbed and the toes are extensively webbed. The dorsum is dark green with many white to bluish-white dots. The ventral surfaces are white apart from the posterior one-fourth, which is transparent. The iris is whitish cream to beige, with a fine grey to brown reticulation.[5]
The species' natural habitats are lowland tropical primary and secondary rainforests as well as sub-Andean forests. It occurs on vegetation near running water. The eggs are laid on leaves above streams. Outside the breeding season it might inhabit the forest canopy.[1] It is a rare species[4][5] threatened by habitat loss and fragmentation.[1] Its rarity, however, may be an artefact caused by inadequate methods to observe it.[4][5]
Cochranella resplendens is a species of frog in the family Centrolenidae. It is found in the upper Amazon Basin in southwestern Colombia, eastern Ecuador, northern Peru (Loreto and San Martín Region), and Bolivia (La Paz Department). There are also isolated records from the Cordillera Central in Antioquia, Colombia, and Amapá in northern Brazil. The specific name resplendens is derived from the Latin verb resplendo (="to glitter") and hints to the jewel-like appearance of this frog. It is sometimes known as the resplendent Cochran frog or resplendent glassfrog.
Cochranella resplendens es una especie de anfibio anuro de la familia de las ranas de cristal (Centrolenidae). Se distribuye por debajo de los 1100 metros de altitud en las regiones amazónicas del sudoeste de Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Perú y en el estado de Amapá (Brasil). También cuenta con una población en Antioquia (Colombia) entre los 1300 y los 1700 m.[2]
Hasta 2020 se consideraba a la población boliviana una especie independiente: Cochranella phryxa. Esta población se encuentra en la provincia de Sud Yungas en el departamento de La Paz a unos 1000 m sobre el nivel del mar en el lado amazónico de la cordillera Oriental.[3][2]
Habita junto a arroyos en selvas tropicales primarias y secundarias. Pone sus huevos en hojas junto a los arroyos, y cuando eclosionan los renacuajos caen al agua donde se desarrollarán. Fuera del período de reproducción habitan en el dosel arbóreo.[1]
Lynch, J. D. & W. E. Duellman. 1973. A review of the centrolenid frogs of Ecuador, with descriptions of new species. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Natural History, University of Kansas 16: 1–66.
Cochranella resplendens es una especie de anfibio anuro de la familia de las ranas de cristal (Centrolenidae). Se distribuye por debajo de los 1100 metros de altitud en las regiones amazónicas del sudoeste de Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Perú y en el estado de Amapá (Brasil). También cuenta con una población en Antioquia (Colombia) entre los 1300 y los 1700 m.
Hasta 2020 se consideraba a la población boliviana una especie independiente: Cochranella phryxa. Esta población se encuentra en la provincia de Sud Yungas en el departamento de La Paz a unos 1000 m sobre el nivel del mar en el lado amazónico de la cordillera Oriental.
Habita junto a arroyos en selvas tropicales primarias y secundarias. Pone sus huevos en hojas junto a los arroyos, y cuando eclosionan los renacuajos caen al agua donde se desarrollarán. Fuera del período de reproducción habitan en el dosel arbóreo.
Cochranella resplendens Cochranella generoko animalia da. Anfibioen barruko Centrolenidae familian sailkatuta dago, Anura ordenan.
Cochranella resplendens Cochranella generoko animalia da. Anfibioen barruko Centrolenidae familian sailkatuta dago, Anura ordenan.
Cochranella resplendens est une espèce d'amphibiens de la famille des Centrolenidae[1].
Cette espèce se rencontre en Amazonie jusqu'à 900 m d'altitude[1] :
Le mâle holotype mesure 27,3 mm[2].
Cochranella resplendens est une espèce d'amphibiens de la famille des Centrolenidae.
Cochranella resplendens là một loài ếch thuộc họ Centrolenidae. Loài này có ở Colombia và Ecuador. Môi trường sống tự nhiên của chúng là rừng ẩm vùng đất thấp nhiệt đới hoặc cận nhiệt đới và sông ngòi. Chúng hiện đang bị đe dọa vì mất môi trường sống.
Cochranella resplendens là một loài ếch thuộc họ Centrolenidae. Loài này có ở Colombia và Ecuador. Môi trường sống tự nhiên của chúng là rừng ẩm vùng đất thấp nhiệt đới hoặc cận nhiệt đới và sông ngòi. Chúng hiện đang bị đe dọa vì mất môi trường sống.