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ANI071-00493

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

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ANI110-00242

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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ANI110-00241

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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ANI110-00240

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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ANI110-00238

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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ANI110-00237

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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ANI110-00236

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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ANI110-00235

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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ANI110-00234

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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ANI110-00233

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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ANI110-00232

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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ANI110-00231

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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ANI110-00230

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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ANI110-00229

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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ANI110-00228

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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ANI110-00227

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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ANI110-00226

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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ANI110-00225

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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ANI110-00224

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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ANI110-00223

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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ANI110-00222

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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ANI110-00221

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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ANI110-00220

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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ANI110-00219

A critically endangered Pilaló tree frog, (Hyloscirtus ptychodactylus) 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 Catopaxi, Pilaló.

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ANI110-00218

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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ANI110-00217

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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ANI110-00216

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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ANI110-00215

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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ANI110-00214

A marsupial frog (Gastrotheca 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 from Loja, Ecuador.

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ANI110-00213

A marsupial frog (Gastrotheca 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 from Loja, Ecuador.

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ANI110-00212

A marsupial frog (Gastrotheca 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 from Loja, Ecuador.

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ANI110-00211

A marsupial frog (Gastrotheca sp. (P.N Yacuri) 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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ANI110-00210

A marsupial frog (Gastrotheca sp. (P.N Yacuri) 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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ANI110-00209

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

At one point this species was also known as Gastrotheca lateonota.

This individual was from the lowlands of Loja, Ecuador.

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ANI110-00208

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

At one point this species was also known as Gastrotheca lateonota.

This individual was from the lowlands of Loja, Ecuador.

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ANI110-00207

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

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