Oreobates amarakaeri
Oreobates amarakaeri
Scientific synonyms/Sinónimos científicos: Common names/Nombres comunes: Amarakaeri’s big-headed frog** / Rana cabezona amarakaeri**
Description: This frog has a brown dorsum with low warts,
a W-shaped black mark and some black spotting. It presents
lipbars and transverse dark bands on the limbs. The groin,
ventral surfaces of the limbs and belly are orange. The throat
is grey with white spots. The iris is golden with fine black
reticulations and a black notch under the pupil.
Similar species: Oreobates quixensis and O. granulosus are
larger, stockier and more warty. Oreobates cruralis is not
warty, has the toe pads from Finger III and IV expanded and
lacks the orange ventral colouration.
Habitat and ecology: Very little is known about this recently
described species. It is a nocturnal species that inhabits
primary montane forests