Amazophrynella siona Rojas-Zamora, Fouquet, Ron, Hernández-Ruz, Melo-Sampaio, Chaparro, Vogt, Carvalho, Pinheiro, Ávila, Farias, Gordo, and Hrbek, 2018

Class: Amphibia > Order: Anura > Family: Bufonidae > Genus: Amazophrynella > Species: Amazophrynella siona

Amazophrynella siona Rojas-Zamora, Fouquet, Ron, Hernández-Ruz, Melo-Sampaio, Chaparro, Vogt, Carvalho, Pinheiro, Ávila, Farias, Gordo, and Hrbek, 2018, PeerJ, 6(e4941): 25.Holotype: QCAZ 27790, by original designation. Type locality: "Yasuni National Park, (0°40′01′′S, 76°26′33′′W), 200 m a.s.l., Bloque 31, Apaika, Province of Orellana, Ecuador". Zoobank publication registration: 1C6046BE-CFC4-4060-A1CA-0C9C9C1C7A0A

Common Names

None noted. 

Distribution

Found in the leaf litter of primary and secondary forest, terra firme or flooded forest, and swamps Ecuador (provinces of Orellana, Sucumbíos, Morona Santiago, and Pastaza), Peru (Province of Andoas, northern Loreto Department), and Colombia (Orito Municipality, Putumayo Department); occurs at elevations ranging from 200–900 m elevation. 

Geographic Occurrence

Natural Resident: Colombia, Ecuador, Peru

Comment

Colombia record, dot map of the Colombia and Ecuador component of the range, and advertisement call provided by Aponte-Gutiérrez, Arcila-Pérez, and Galeano: 431–435. 

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