Engystomops montubio is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae. It is endemic to western Ecuador.[2][3]
| Engystomops montubio | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Leptodactylidae |
| Genus: | Engystomops |
| Species: | E. montubio |
| Binomial name | |
| Engystomops montubio | |
| Synonyms | |
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Physalaemus montubio Ron, Cannatella & Coloma, 2004 | |
Description
editThe adult male frog measures 17.8–22.8 mm in snout-vent length and the adult female frog 17.65–19.71 mm. Its upper lip is white in color. The skin of the dorsum is light brown in color with darker marks on the flanks. The belly is light in color with some brown marks. The iris of the eye is bronze in color. Sometimes there is a dark brown line behind each eye.[3]
Etymology
editScientists named the frog for the Montubio, a human ethnic group who live in some of the same places as the frog.[3]
Habitat
editThis frog lives in coastal forests and scrubland. People also see them in human-modified habitats, such as pastures. Scientists have seen it between 0 and 1,115 m (0 and 3,658 ft) above sea level.[2].[1]
Scientists have seen the frogs in protected places, such as Parque Nacional Machalilla and Refugio de Vida Silvestre Isla Corazón y Fragatas.[1]
Reproduction
editThese frogs have young in stream-associated pools. Scientists believe this species breeds through larval development.[1]
Threats
editThe IUCN classifies this species as least concern of dying out.[1]
Original description
edit- Ron, S.R.; Cannatella, D.C.; Coloma, L.A. (2004). "Two new species of Physalaemus (Anura: Leptodactylidae) from western Ecuador". Herpetologica (Abstract): 261–275. doi:10.1655/03-14. Retrieved June 7, 2026.
References
edit- 1 2 3 4 5 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. "Engystomops montubio". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species e.T57264A98655059. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T57264A98655059.en. Retrieved June 8, 2026.
- 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Engystomops montubio (Ron, Cannatella, and Coloma, 2004)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
- 1 2 3 Morley Read y Santiago Ron (August 13, 2018). Santiago Ron (ed.). "Engystomops montubio (Ron, Cannatella, & Coloma, 2004)". AmphibiaWeb (in Spanish). University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved June 8, 2026.
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