Animalia > Chordata > Amphibia > Anura > Hemiphractidae > Cryptobatrachus > Cryptobatrachus fuhrmanniCryptobatrachus fuhrmanni (Frog)Synonyms: Cryptobatrachus fuhrmanni fuhrmanni; Cryptobatrachus fuhrmanni orientalis; Cryptobatrachus incertus; Hyla fuhrmanni; Hyloscirtus fuhrmanni Cryptobatrachus fuhrmanni (common name: Fuhrmann's backpack frog) is a species of frog in the Hemiphractidae family. It is endemic to Colombia. It is found on the eastern slope of the Cordillera Occidental, northern and eastern flanks of the Cordillera Central, and the western slope of the Cordillera Oriental. It is a common species frog found on rocks in fast-flowing mountain streams in transition and montane forest. Female frogs carry the eggs on their back, and the young develop directly. |
Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) Unique (100) Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) Unique & Vulnerable (100) ED Score: 13.98 EDGE Score: 4.09 |
Diet [1] | Carnivore (Invertebrates), Carnivore (Vertebrates) | | Litter Size [1] | 25 | Litters / Year [1] | 1 | Snout to Vent Length [1] | 2.874 inches (7.3 cm) |
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Tropical Andes |
Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela |
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Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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