Diversity of glass frogs (Centrolenidae: Anura) in tropical rain forest areas in the center of the department of Choco, Colombia

The central area of the department of Choco (Colombia), is composed of a tropical rain forest. Has a large of variety of amphibians that provides an ecosystem service, being the Family Centrolenidae listed as an excellent indicator of the forest condition. The focus of this study was to determine the richness and distribution in the habitats of the family Centrolenidae in two vegetation coverings in a tropical rain forest of the department of Choco, using the Visual Encounter Survey (VES) method with an effort of 240 per hour. There were 53 individuals registered, distributed in fi ve genera and six species, being the Hyalinobatrachium genus the best represented. The most abundant species was Teratohyla spinosa, being the most dominant for the secondary forest and Hyalinobatrachium collymbiphyllum for the primary forest. Espadarana callistomma and Teratohyla spinosa were the most plastic species in terms of habitat since they were recorded in both coverages. The centrolenids registered showed a preference for high (73.5%) and medium (26.4%) perches, in terms of the substrate leaf (83%) and the branch (17%). Regarding the state of conservation, the species are in the category of LC, DD, and NT; however, it is important to conserve their habitats since some centrolenids are tolerant to intervened ecosystems that have good vegetation and bodies of water with a permanent fl ow for their development.

• Autores: Palacios Rodríguez, Lizeth Johana; Arango Córdoba, Andy Marcela; Rengifo Mosquera, Jhon Tailor
• Tipo de recurso: Article of journal
• Fecha de publicación: 2019
• Institución: Universidad de Ciencias Aplicadas y Ambientales U.D.C.A
• Repositorio: Repositorio Institucional UDCA
• Idioma: eng
• OAI Identifier: oai:repository.udca.edu.co:11158/2918
• Acceso en línea: https://revistas.udca.edu.co/index.php/ruadc/article/view/1108; https://doi.org/10.31910/rudca.v22.n2.2019.1108
• Palabra clave: Anurans; Primary forest; Secondary forest; Centrolenids; Choco frogs; Anfibios; Bosque primario; Rana
• Rights: openAccess
• License: Derechos Reservados - Universidad de Ciencias Aplicadas y Ambientales