Centrolene bacata

Centrolene bacata

Centrolene sanchezi

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Centrolene bacata

Centrolene sanchezi is a species of frog in the family Centrolenidae. It is found in the Andes mountains in Colombia and Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and rivers.

Appearance

Males measure 19–22 mm (0.75–0.87 in) and one female 21 mm (0.83 in) in snout–vent length. Dorsum is dark greenwith shagreen skin with spinules and white warts. Iris is pale bronze with black reticulation.

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Mating Habits

Males call from the upper side of leaves at night above streams. The call is a series of four to five high-pitched clicks, increasing in volume with the clicks and lasting about one second. Eggs are laid on the upper side, or more often, underside side of leaves, a few meters above the stream. There is no guarding of the eggs.

References

1. Centrolene bacata Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centrolene_bacata
2. Centrolene bacata on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/54906/11219435

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