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An endangered Ecuadorian monkey frog (Callimedusa ecuatoriana) at Centro Jambatu in Quito, Ecuador. This animal was originally from Paquisha, Zamora Chinchipe Province, Ecuador.

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An endangered Ecuadorian monkey frog (Callimedusa ecuatoriana) at Centro Jambatu in Quito, Ecuador. This animal was originally from Paquisha, Zamora Chinchipe Province, Ecuador.

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An endangered sleeping Ecuadorian monkey frog (Callimedusa ecuatoriana) at Centro Jambatu in Quito, Ecuador. This animal is originally from Paquisha, Zamora Chinchipe Province, Ecuador. Mining is the major threat to this species, as well as habitat destruction due to urban development, agriculture, and deforestation.

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An endangered sleeping Ecuadorian monkey frog (Callimedusa ecuatoriana) at Centro Jambatu in Quito, Ecuador. This animal is originally from Paquisha, Zamora Chinchipe Province, Ecuador. Mining is the major threat to this species, as well as habitat destruction due to urban development, agriculture, and deforestation.

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An endangered sleeping Ecuadorian monkey frog (Callimedusa ecuatoriana) at Centro Jambatu in Quito, Ecuador. This animal is originally from Paquisha, Zamora Chinchipe Province, Ecuador. Mining is the major threat to this species, as well as habitat destruction due to urban development, agriculture, and deforestation.

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A western diurnal gecko (Gonatodes caudiscutatus) at Centro Jambatu in Quito, Ecuador. This animal is originally from El Carmen, Manabi Province, Ecuador.

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A western diurnal gecko (Gonatodes caudiscutatus) at Centro Jambatu in Quito, Ecuador. This animal is originally from El Carmen, Manabi Province, Ecuador.

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A Rio Santiago poison-dart frog (Dendrobates captivus) at Centro Jambatu in Quito, Ecuador. This animal is originally from Zamora Chinchipe Province, Ecuador. This species is listed as vulnerable by IUCN. The population is being affected due to mining, habitat destruction, deforestation, urban development.

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A Rio Santiago poison-dart frog (Dendrobates captivus) at Centro Jambatu in Quito, Ecuador. This animal is originally from Zamora Chinchipe Province, Ecuador. This species is listed as vulnerable by IUCN. The population is being affected due to mining, habitat destruction, deforestation, urban development.

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A Rio Santiago poison-dart frog (Dendrobates captivus) at Centro Jambatu in Quito, Ecuador. This animal is originally from Zamora Chinchipe Province, Ecuador. This species is listed as vulnerable by IUCN. The population is being affected due to mining, habitat destruction, deforestation, urban development.

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A condor dart poison frog (Dendrobates condor) at Centro Jambatu in Quito, Ecuador. This animal is originally from Cordillera del Condor – Paquisha Alto, Zamora Chinchipe Province, Ecuador.

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A condor dart poison frog (Dendrobates condor) at Centro Jambatu in Quito, Ecuador. This animal is originally from Cordillera del Condor – Paquisha Alto, Zamora Chinchipe Province, Ecuador.

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A Condor harlequin frog, Atelopus sp. nov. (Cordillera del Condor), at Centro Jambatu in Quito, Ecuador. This animal is originally from Alto Nangaritza, Zamora Chinchipe Province, Ecuador. The population is affected by mining activities. There are a few individuals in captivity with no successful laboratory breeding yet. At the time this photograph was taken (January 2019) Centro Jambatu had 8 males and 2 females.

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A critically endangered Morona Santiago subfoot toad (Atelopus halihelos) at Centro Jambatu in Quito, Ecuador. This animal is originally from Zamora Chinchipe Province, Ecuador. This is a very rare species and it was the only individual in captivity at the time this photograph was taken (January 2019).

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A critically endangered Morona Santiago subfoot toad (Atelopus halihelos) at Centro Jambatu in Quito, Ecuador. This animal is originally from Zamora Chinchipe Province, Ecuador. This is a very rare species and it was the only individual in captivity at the time this photograph was taken (January 2019).

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