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Family: Craugastoridae
Frog, more... (es: Ranita, Sapito)
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Adult: Species description based on Campbell and Savage (2000). Moderately large frog. Females are larger than males (males to 44.8 mm, females to 75.3 mm). Dorsal: The dorsal coloration ranges from gray-brown to brown to greenish brown. Some darker blotches are present and a thin, light middorsal line may also be present. Ventral: The ventral surface is white or cream, sometimes with brown mottling. The throat usually has faint mottling or tiny spots. Panamanian populations are generally much darker on the underside than Costa Rican populations. Concealed surfaces: The rear portion of the thigh has small yellow spots on a dark brown background. The upper parts of the legs have some dark barring. Distinguishing characteristics: The upper eyelid has many large tubercles. Eye: The iris is light gold above and darker golden brown below. Extremities: Feet are fairly extensively webbed. The toes have a fleshy fringe along the edges. Fingers and toes all have prominent discs at the end. Tadpole: Frogs in this genus undergo direct development, meaning eggs develop directly into little froglets and there is no larval stage. Habitat: Premontane and lower montane forest from 1200 to 1800 m. Ecology: Craugastor catalinae is associated with stream habitatas, and many of the type specimens were collected from mossy rocks rising out of streams (Campbell and Savage 2000). Type locality: Las Alturas, Rio Bellavista, approximately 0.5 km N of bridge, 1400 m, Canton de Coto Brues, Provincia de Puntarenas, Costa Rica. This locality is in Tropical Premontane Wet Forest at about 8° 75′ N, 82° 52′ W |