Cochranella albomaculata

White-spotted Cochran Frog

Taylor, 1949

Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Centrolenidae
Group: Spinosa

Description

Small species (Typically 25mm-29mm). Dorsal coloration is green, with yellow or sometimes white spots scattered throughout the dorsum. Iris is gold-silver with black reticulation. Extensive webbing between fingers III-IV. Venter partially covered in white parietal peritoneum, thus allowing the view of organs only in the lower abdomen. Organs lacking white lining.

Distribution

Honduras, Nicaragua (??), Costa Rica, Panamá and Colombia.

Habitat & Ecology

This centrolenid is nocturnal and riparian (found in the vegetation above and near streams).

Reproduction

This species reproduces along streams. The males typically call from the tops of leaves near and above the stream. Dark colored eggs are attached to the vegetation overhanging the moving water. The advertisement call is very similar to H. pulveratum, consisting of typically only a single note, that of a high pitched "tick", but at times several "ticks" are produced.

Conservation

Status: Not Listed, but habitat destruction threatens amphibians worldwide.

Other Comments

Information Pending

References

Frank, N., & E. Ramus 1996 A Complete Guide to Scientific and Common Names of Reptiles and Amphibians of the World. NG Publishing, 337 pp.
Auth, D.L. 1994 Checklist and Bibliography of the Amphibians and Reptiles of Panama, Smithsonian Herptological Information Service. 98.
Villa, J., Wilson, L.D., & J.D. Johnson 1988 Middle American Herpetology. Univ. of Missouri Press, 131 pp.

Other Available References from Amphibian Species of the World

Information Pending

Reference written by Brian Kubicki, Escuela de Biología,
Universidad Latina, San José, Costa Rica
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