Gastrotheca bufona

Gastrotheca bufona
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hemiphractidae
Genus: Gastrotheca
Species:
G. bufona
Binomial name
Gastrotheca bufona
Cochran and Goin, 1970

Gastrotheca bufona (common name: Antioquia marsupial frog) is a species of frog in the family Hemiphractidae. It is endemic to Colombia and known from the Cordillera Central and Cordillera Occidental in Antioquia and Caldas Departments, at elevations of 1,430–2,200 m (4,690–7,220 ft) asl. The specific name bufona is derived from Spanish bufón, meaning a jester or clown, and refers to the frog's "gaudy" appearance.

Description

The holotype, an adult male, measured 55 mm (2.2 in) in snout–vent length. The upper eyelids bear characteristic hornlike structures, triangular fleshy appendages. Also the heels have well-developed dermal appendages. Body is somewhat elongate with skin of upper parts of the body being coarse and glandular.

Reproduction

The female frog carries her eggs in a pounch on her back. This species breeds through direct development: The young emerge as small froglets, not tadpoles.

Habitat and conservation

The natural habitat of Gastrotheca bufona is primary Andean cloud forest. It lives in the canopy. It is a rare species threatened by habitat loss caused by agriculture and logging.

References

  1. 1 2 3 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2017). "Gastrotheca bufona". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017 e.T55326A85896270. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T55326A85896270.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Cochran, Doris M.; Goin, Coleman J. (1970). "Frogs of Colombia". Bulletin of the United States National Museum. 288: 1–678. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.6346.
  3. ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Gastrotheca bufona Cochran and Goin, 1970". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  4. ↑ Acosta-Galvis, A.R. (2015). "Gastrotheca bufona Cochran & Goin, 1970". Lista de los Anfibios de Colombia V.05.2015. www.batrachia.com. Retrieved 11 August 2015.