Animalia > Chordata > Amphibia > Anura > Hemiphractidae > Cryptobatrachus > Cryptobatrachus fuhrmanni

Cryptobatrachus fuhrmanni (Frog)

Synonyms: Cryptobatrachus fuhrmanni fuhrmanni; Cryptobatrachus fuhrmanni orientalis; Cryptobatrachus incertus; Hyla fuhrmanni; Hyloscirtus fuhrmanni

Wikipedia Abstract

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.
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EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
6
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
52
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 13.98
EDGE Score: 4.09

Attributes

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)

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
Cauca Valley montane forests Colombia Neotropic Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Magdalena Valley montane forests Colombia Neotropic Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Tropical Andes Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela Yes

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1Oliveira, Brunno Freire; São-Pedro, Vinícius Avelar; Santos-Barrera, Georgina; Penone, Caterina; C. Costa, Gabriel. (2017) AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits. Sci. Data.
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
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