Leptodactylus sp. Brown frog in white-sand forest, Inírida, Colombia

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John Sullivan

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My first thought was that this could be in the family Ranidae, but Colombia only has three ranids (according to amphibiaweb.org) and it's not any of them. My second thought was that it could be in the family Leptodactylidae, and Colombia has many of those. I looked through the Colombian candidates on amphibiaweb.org and found a few that are about the right size and shape and have multiple dorsolateral ridges like in your photo. It could be one of these, or perhaps a species that isn't pictured on amphibiaweb. The ones I found, all in the genus Leptodactylus, are: L. insularum, L. macrosternum, L. fuscus, L. fragilis, and L. bolivianus. If I were forced to guess, I'd guess either L. fuscus or L. fragilis, but I don't know how to distinguish these species. Posted 8 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks a ton John for the research. You managed to narrow it down quite a bit! I think for now it's best to leave it at the genus level, too much uncertainty for a specific species match. Still very impressive to narrow down such a generic looking frog. Posted 8 years ago

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Uploaded May 8, 2017. Captured Oct 21, 2016 09:44.

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