Bufo typhonius complex:
Eleutherodactylus (sp?):
Eleutherodactylus (sp?):
Eleutherodactylus danae:
Here are some frog photos I took one night on a "night hike". I am grateful to Seabird McKeon for the identifications. He is working on a guide to the herps of Manu, and sent the following note about the photos:
The first and fith photos are of
*Eleutherodactylus danae* one of the most commonly
encountered frogs in the Qosnipata valley. I'm not
sure how much you know about the genus
Eleutherodactylus, but it is a bizzare one. It is in
the family Leptodactylidae, the dominant group of
South American frogs. Eleutherodactylus is one of the
most speciose vertebrate genera, and with each new
South American valley that is explored a handfull of
new species turn up. They all lay their eggs
terrestrially, and bypass the tadpole stage and go
directly to a miniature frog. Pretty cool.
The second photo is of *Bufo typhonius* complex
toad. When they are adults they develop these
wonderful crests and ridges (you can see the hints of
these coming in in your photo). B.typhonius was split
into 4 species recently on the basis of habitat and
reproductive strategy (among other things) but for
general purposes, Bufo typhonius will work just fine.
The third and fourth photos are both wonderfully
distinctive Eleutherodactylus. Other than that, I
cant tell you- I'm still trying to puzzle those two
out. There has been a few studies done in the valley
before, and I'll be checking around the collections.
If you like me to let you know just say the word, and
I'll email once I find out.
Thanks so much for going through the trouble of
putting those photos up. We won't need any of them
for our project, but here are the ID's for you.
Eleutherodactylus danae:
Bufo typhonius complex:
Eleutherodactylus (sp?):
Eleutherodactylus (sp?):
Eleutherodactylus danae:
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