Cochranella spinosa

Spiny Cochran Frog

Taylor, 1949

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

Description

Small species (typically 18mm-23mm). Dorsal coloration uniform green, smooth. Iris goldish-silver with black reticulation. Extensive webbing between fingers III-IV. Ventral surface partially covered in white parietal peritoneum. Organs lacking white lining.

Distribution

Costa Rica, Panamá, Colombia and Ecuador.

Habitat & Ecology

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

Reproduction

This tiny species reproduces along streams. The males often call from above the vegetation near moving water. The call of this species is a rough high pitched trill. The green eggs are often deposited along the edge of the leaf, and hang in a slight jelly mass.

Conservation

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

Other Comments

Information Pending

References

Taylor, 1949, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 33: 259.
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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