Pseudopaludicola ceratophyes is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae.[1][3][4] Common name Leticia swamp frog has been coined for it, after its type locality, Leticia in Amazonas, Colombia. It is found in extreme southernmost Colombia (the type locality), northeastern Peru (Loreto Region), and adjacent western Brazil.[1][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Leptodactylidae |
| Genus: | Pseudopaludicola |
| Species: | P. ceratophyes
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| Pseudopaludicola ceratophyes | |
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Description
editThe holotype, a gravid female, measured 13 mm (0.51 in) in snout–vent length. The upper eyelids carry horn-like, elongate tubercles. The toes are approximately ⅓ webbed; the unwebbed portions bear lateral fringes.[5]
Habitat and conservation
editPseudopaludicola ceratophyes is a locally abundant leaf-litter species inhabiting primary flooding forest with close canopy, possibly also more open/edge areas. The altitudinal range is 100–300 m (330–980 ft) above sea level. The eggs are deposited in shallow pools. It is locally affected by habitat loss.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Rodríguez, L.; Martinez, J.L.; Azevedo-Ramos, C.; Cisneros-Heredia, D.; Monteza, J.I.; Hoogmoed, M. (2004). "Pseudopaludicola ceratophyes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T57312A11617601. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T57312A11617601.en.
- ^ Rivero, J. A.; M. A. Serna (1984). "Una nueva Pseudopaludicola (Amphibia: Leptodactylidae) cornuda del sureste de Colombia". Caribbean Journal of Science. 20: 169–171. (actual publication year 1985)
- ^ a b Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Pseudopaludicola ceratophyes Rivero and Serna, 1985". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ^ Acosta Galvis, A. R. & D. Cuentas (2016). "Pseudopaludicola ceratophyes Rivero & Serna, 1984". Lista de los Anfibios de Colombia V.05.2015. www.batrachia.com. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ^ Lynch, John D. (1989). "A review of the leptodactylid frogs of the genus Pseudopaludicola in northern South America". Copeia. 1989 (3): 577–588. doi:10.2307/1445483. JSTOR 1445483.