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Craugastor megacephalus
Craugastor megacephalus
Rana de Hojarasca
Photographer: Eduardo Boza Oviedo
Collection: AmphibiaWeb

ID: 1111 1111 1111 7946 (2008-12-06)

Copyright © 2008 Eduardo Boza Oviedo

 
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  • date of photo  Oct 23, 2008
  • latitude 9.43930   longitude -82.84040     View on Google Maps.
  • location   Alto Yorkin (Bocas del Toro, Panama)
  • family Craugastoridae
  • order Anura
  • class Amphibia
  • habitat  On leaf litter, in a mature forest.
  • notes   Este es un C. megacephalus adulto, hallado a las 10:30 de la manana en un bosque maduro, aproximadamente a 1000 m.s.n.m.. Estaba sobre hojarasca humeda, y cuando yo me le acerque aplasto su cuerpo contra la hojarasca y permanecio quieto. La fotografia es parte del proyecto PILA-Darwin: Herramientas basicas para el manejo del Parque Internacional La Amistad ('Darwin Initiative', numero de beca 15/027: 'Baseline tools for management in P.I. La Amistad (Costa Rica/Panama)'), del Museo de Historia Natural de Londres y la Universidad de Costa Rica. //// It is an adult C. megacephalus, found during the day (at 10:30), in a mature forest about 1000 m a.s.l.. It was on moist leaf litter, and pressed its body against the ground and was motionless when I was closer to it. The picture is part of the PILA-Darwin Project ('Darwin Initiative' 15/027: 'Baseline tools for management in P.I. La Amistad (Costa Rica/Panama)'), of the Natural History Museum of London and the University of Costa Rica.
  • photo category: Animal - Amphibian

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  • common names   Rana de Hojarasca (photographer)
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