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A Guayaquil dwarf frog (Engystomops pustulatus) at the captive breeding facility in Quito, Ecuador.

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A Pichincha robber frog (Pristimantis parvillus) from a cloud forest reserve near Mindo, Ecuador.

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An Ecuador cochran frog (Nymphargus griffithsi) from a cloud forest reserve near Mindo, Ecuador.

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A Roque treefrog (Hyloscirctus phyllognathus) from Limon, Ecuador.

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A Chiriboga robber frog (Pristimantis eremitus) from a cloud forest reserve near Mindo, Ecuador. This species is listed as vulnerable by IUCN.

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A Roque treefrog (Hyloscirctus phyllognathus) from Limon, Ecuador.

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A Chiriboga robber frog (Pristimantis eremitus) from a cloud forest reserve near Mindo, Ecuador. This species is listed as vulnerable by IUCN.

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Paru morph of a little devil poison frog or Kiki poison frog (Oophaga sylvatica) at St. Louis Zoo. This facility is famous for studying cures for chytrid fungus and other threats.
The parental stock came from Esmeraldas Province, Ecuador at the Reserva Otokiki.

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Paru morph of a little devil poison frog or Kiki poison frog (Oophaga sylvatica) at St. Louis Zoo. This facility is famous for studying cures for chytrid fungus and other threats.
The parental stock came from Esmeraldas Province, Ecuador at the Reserva Otokiki.

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A Surinam horned frog (Ceratophrys cornuta) at Balsa de los Sapos. This species is a part of a breeding study center at the Universidad Católica del Ecuador in Quito.

This individual was from Parque Nacional Yasuni, Ecuador.

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A Surinam horned frog (Ceratophrys cornuta) at Balsa de los Sapos. This species is a part of a breeding study center at the Universidad Católica del Ecuador in Quito.

This individual was from Parque Nacional Yasuni, Ecuador.

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A Surinam horned frog (Ceratophrys cornuta) at Balsa de los Sapos. This species is a part of a breeding study center at the Universidad Católica del Ecuador in Quito.

This individual was from Parque Nacional Yasuni, Ecuador.

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A water frog (Telmatobius sp.) at Balsa de los Sapos. This species is a part of a breeding study center at the Universidad Católica del Ecuador in Quito.

This individual was likely from Bolivia.

DNA work is being done now to determine species and origin.

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A water frog (Telmatobius sp.) at Balsa de los Sapos. This species is a part of a breeding study center at the Universidad Católica del Ecuador in Quito.

This individual was likely from Bolivia.

DNA work is being done now to determine species and origin.

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A water frog (Telmatobius sp.) at Balsa de los Sapos. This species is a part of a breeding study center at the Universidad Católica del Ecuador in Quito.

This individual was likely from Bolivia.

DNA work is being done now to determine species and origin.

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A water frog (Telmatobius sp.) at Balsa de los Sapos. This species is a part of a breeding study center at the Universidad Católica del Ecuador in Quito.

This individual was likely from Bolivia.

DNA work is being done now to determine species and origin.

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A water frog (Telmatobius sp.) at Balsa de los Sapos. This species is a part of a breeding study center at the Universidad Católica del Ecuador in Quito.

This individual was likely from Bolivia.

DNA work is being done now to determine species and origin.

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A Linda’s treefrog (Hyloscirtus lindae) at Balsa de los Sapos. This species is a part of a breeding study center at the Universidad Católica del Ecuador in Quito.

This individual was from Papallacta.

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A red-skirted tree frog (Dendropsophus rhodopeplus) at Balsa de los Sapos. This species is a part of a breeding study center at the Universidad Católica del Ecuador in Quito.

This individual was from Zamora Parque Nacional Podocarpus.

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A red-skirted tree frog (Dendropsophus rhodopeplus) at Balsa de los Sapos. This species is a part of a breeding study center at the Universidad Católica del Ecuador in Quito.

This individual was from Zamora Parque Nacional Podocarpus.

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A Linda’s treefrog (Hyloscirtus lindae) at Balsa de los Sapos. This species is a part of a breeding study center at the Universidad Católica del Ecuador in Quito.

This individual was from Papallacta.

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A Linda’s treefrog (Hyloscirtus lindae) at Balsa de los Sapos. This species is a part of a breeding study center at the Universidad Católica del Ecuador in Quito.

This individual was from Papallacta.

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A Linda’s treefrog (Hyloscirtus lindae) at Balsa de los Sapos. This species is a part of a breeding study center at the Universidad Católica del Ecuador in Quito.

This individual was from Papallacta.

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A Cordillera central tree frog (Hyloscirtus larinopygion) at Balsa de los Sapos. This species is a part of a breeding study center at the Universidad Católica del Ecuador in Quito.

This individual was from Carchi, Goadtal.

This species is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.

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A Cordillera central tree frog (Hyloscirtus larinopygion) at Balsa de los Sapos. This species is a part of a breeding study center at the Universidad Católica del Ecuador in Quito.

This individual was from Carchi, Goadtal.

This species is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.

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A stream tree frog (Hyloscirtus hillisi) at Balsa de los Sapos. This species is a part of a breeding study center at the Universidad Católica del Ecuador in Quito.

This individual was from Morona Santiago, Gualaquiza Ecuador.

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A stream tree frog (Hyloscirtus hillisi) at Balsa de los Sapos. This species is a part of a breeding study center at the Universidad Católica del Ecuador in Quito.

This individual was from Morona Santiago, Gualaquiza Ecuador.

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A Morona-Santiago tree frog (Hyloscirtus pacha) at Balsa de los Sapos. This species is a part of a breeding study center at the Universidad Católica del Ecuador in Quito.

This individual was from Santiago, Indanza.

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A Morona-Santiago tree frog (Hyloscirtus pacha) at Balsa de los Sapos. This species is a part of a breeding study center at the Universidad Católica del Ecuador in Quito.

This individual was from Santiago, Indanza.

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A tree frog (Hyloscirtus criptico) at Balsa de los Sapos. This species is a part of a breeding study center at the Universidad Católica del Ecuador in Quito.

This individual was from Carchi, Goadtal.

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A tree frog (Hyloscirtus criptico) at Balsa de los Sapos. This species is a part of a breeding study center at the Universidad Católica del Ecuador in Quito.

This individual was from Carchi, Goadtal.

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An endangered pilalo tree frog (Hyloscirtus ptychodactylus) at Balsa de los Sapos in Quito, Ecuador.

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A white-speckled treefrog (Hyloscirtus albopunctulatus) at Balsa de los Sapos. This species is a part of a breeding study center at the Universidad Católica del Ecuador in Quito.

This individual was from Zamora Chinchipe, Palanda.

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A white-speckled treefrog (Hyloscirtus albopunctulatus) at Balsa de los Sapos. This species is a part of a breeding study center at the Universidad Católica del Ecuador in Quito.

This individual was from Zamora Chinchipe, Palanda.

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A marsupial frog (Gastrotheca pseustes) at Balsa de los Sapos. This species is a part of a breeding study center at the Universidad Católica del Ecuador in Quito.

This individual was from Loja, Ecuador.

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A marsupial frog (Gastrotheca pseustes) at Balsa de los Sapos. This species is a part of a breeding study center at the Universidad Católica del Ecuador in Quito.

This individual was from Loja, Ecuador.

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