First record and distribution extension of Agalychnis terranova in the Montes de María, Colombia

We report a new locality of occurrence of the red-eyed treefrog Agalychnis terranova in the Montes de María, in the department of Sucre, Colombia, which extends its distribution by 187,9 km southwest from its northernmost record in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in the department of Cesar, and 474...

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Main Authors: Solano, Liliana, Baleta-Osorio, Yair, Julio-Dávila, Jhesteiner, Vergara-Comas, Dilan, González-Genes, Estefany
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:Spanish
Published: Departamento de Físca, Facultad de Ciencias Básicas, Universidad de Pamplona 2022
Subjects:
Sucre
Red-eyed tree frog
Pericaribbean arid belt
Caribbean
Recta
Terranova
Online Access:https://ojs.unipamplona.edu.co/ojsviceinves/index.php/bistua/article/view/1318
https://doi.org/10.24054/01204211.v1.n%i.2022.1318
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Summary:We report a new locality of occurrence of the red-eyed treefrog Agalychnis terranova in the Montes de María, in the department of Sucre, Colombia, which extends its distribution by 187,9 km southwest from its northernmost record in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in the department of Cesar, and 474,6 km to the north from the westernmost locality in the department of Chocó. Finally, we make comments on the biogeography and research perspectives following this new record. Presentamos un nuevo registro de la distribución de la rana arborícola de ojos rojos Agalychnis terranova para los Montes de María, en el departamento de Sucre, Colombia, ampliando su distribución 187,9 km en línea recta en dirección suroeste, desde su registro de distribución más al norte en la Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta en el departamento del Cesar y, 474,6 km al norte desde su localidad de ocurrencia más al occidente en el departamento de Chocó. Finalmente, proveemos comentarios del ámbito biogeográfico y perspectivas de investigación a partir de este nuevo reporte.

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