North Shore Marsupial Frog
Gastrotheca espeletia
Gastrotheca espeletia is a species of frog in the Hemiphractidae family. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, rivers, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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Description
The adult male frog measures 47.0–52.6 mm in snout-vent length and the adult female frog 44.3–51.9 mm. Different frog populations vary in color. The skin of the dorsum cna be dark brown with lighter brown marks or green with brown or darker green marks. There is light green color where the four legs meet the body. The flanks have some blue-green color or they are green with some yellow color. The belly is yellow or green in color with some gray marks. The iris of the eye is brown in color.
Range & habitat
This frog is found in forests and paramo. People see this frog on plants. Scientists have seen the frog between 2,530 and 3,400 m (8,300 and 11,150 ft) above sea level. Scientists have reported this frog in exactly one protected place: Reserva Ecologica El Angel.
Wikipedia: “Habitat”
What it does
The female frog carries her eggs in a pouch on her back. She brings the tadpoles to still water.
Wikipedia: “Reproduction”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 24172.