Amphibians

The reserve is also home to numerous species of amphibians which are often seen but usually move quickly away. Many of these species are rare and endangered. For example, the reserve has a rainfrog that is only known from Los Cedros, Pristimantis cedros and another that is only known from Los Cedros and one other locality, Pristimantis mutabilis.

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URL photo record	Scientific Name	Common-English	Common-Spanish	Ecuador Red list	IUCN Status	Endemic?	Range(m)	Los Cedros Record	Last IUCN assessment	KBA trigger?	Updated 31MAy2021	at Manduriacu?
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/9951763	Boana picturata	Imbabura Tree Frog	Rana Chachi	NT	LC	no	0 - 1400	https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/9951763	16Apr2021			m
	Bolitoglossa chica (aff)	Hotel Zaracay Salamander	Salamandra chica	CR	CR	no	250-1650	specimen QCAZ32300 https://bioweb.bio/portal/QCAZ/Especimen/14647	13Jan2021	KBA trigger
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/47183409	Bolitoglossa sp. nov. CCS1, sima group		Salamandra	NE	NE	endemic		Hervas Sotomayor F. 2016. Cryptic diversity and biogeography of South American salamanders. MSc., Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador Quito, Ecuador.	never	KBA trigger for B. sima, our new species is in that group		m
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/10040498	Espadarana prosoblepon	Nicaragua Giant Glass Frog	Rana de cristal variable	LC	LC	no	0 - 1500	specimen: https://bioweb.bio/portal/QCAZ/Especimen/60572	04Sept2019	KBA trigger		m
	Hyalinobatrachium nouns	Noun's glassfrog	Rana de Cristal de Nouns	EN (recommended)	EN (recommended)	endemic		Holotype. MZUTI 3299,	never		Type from Los Cedros	m
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/10040119	Hyalinobatrachium valerioi	La Palma glass frog	Rana de cristal reticulata	EN	LC	endemic	1229-1420	https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/10040119	04Sept2019
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/10040165	Hyloscirtus alytolylax	Tandapi treefrog	Rana de torrente de Tandapi	NT	LC	no	400 - 2000	Guayasamin JM, Krynak T, Krynak K, Culebras J, Hutter CR. 2015. Phenotypic plasticity raises questions for taxonomically important traits: a remarkable new Andean rainfrog (Pristimantis) with the ability to change skin texture. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 173(4): 913-928.	16Dec2020			m
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/67069575	Noblella worleyae	Worley's leaf frog		DD	NE			Specimen https://bioweb.bio/portal/QCAZ/Especimen/13522	never			m
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/55560213	Osornophryne occidentalis	Western Andean Plump Toad	Osornosapo	EN	EN	endemic?	2500-2750	https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/55560213	17Mar2021
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/9952427	Pristimantis achatinus	Cachabi Robber Frog	Cutín común de occidente	LC	LC	no	0 - 2330	specimen: https://bioweb.bio/portal/QCAZ/Especimen/794617	13Sept2017			m
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/38102000	Pristimantis appendiculatus	Pinocchio Rainfrog	Cutín Pinocho	NT	VU	no	1460 - 2800	specimen https://bioweb.bio/portal/QCAZ/Especimen/52951	6Apr2021	KBA trigger		m
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/38101987	Pristimantis cedros	Los Cedros Rainfrog	Cutín de Los Cedros	EN	EN	endemic	1583 - 1880	Hutter CR, Guayasamin JM. 2015. Cryptic diversity concealed in the Andean cloud forests: two new species of rainfrogs (Pristimantis) uncovered by molecular and bioacoustic data. Neotropical Biodiversity 1(1): 36-59.	18July2016		Type from Los Cedros; IUCN status to be updated to EN in Dec 2020	m
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/9734618	Pristimantis crenunguis	Spring rainfrog	Cutín gigante	EN	VU	endemic	600 - 2000	Hutter CR, Guayasamin JM. 2015. Cryptic diversity concealed in the Andean cloud forests: two new species of rainfrogs (Pristimantis) uncovered by molecular and bioacoustic data. Neotropical Biodiversity 1(1): 36-59.	16Jun2021	KBA trigger		m
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/10040361	Pristimantis crucifer	Blue-thighed rainfrog	Cutín del Porvenir	VU	NT	endemic	1200 - 1800	Specimen: https://bioweb.bio/portal/QCAZ/Especimen/53508	5May2021	KBA trigger		m
	Pristimantis eugeniae	Eugenia's rainfrog	Cutín de Eugenia	EN	EN	endemic	1700 - 2010	https://bioweb.bio/faunaweb/amphibiaweb/FichaEspecie/Pristimantis%20eugeniae	5Oct2020	KBA trigger		m
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/47558105	Pristimantis hectus	Dwarf Robber Frog	Cutín pequeño de Nariño	EN	VU	no	1200-1780	https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/47558105	4Oct2018	KBA trigger
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/10040325	Pristimantis labiosus	Labiated Rainfrog	Cutín trompudo	NT	LC	no	150 - 1500	https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/10040325	7Apr2021	KBA trigger		m
	Pristimantis laticlavius	Bacon rainfrog	Cutín de franjas amarillas	VU	VU	no	1200–2565	Arteaga A, Pyron RA, Penafiel N, Romero-Barreto P, Culebras J, Bustamante L, Yanez-Munoz MH, Guayasamin JM. 2016. Comparative phylogeography reveals cryptic diversity and repeated patterns of cladogenesis for amphibians and reptiles in northwestern Ecuador. Plos One 11(4). and specimen: https://bioweb.bio/faunaweb/amphibiaweb/QCAZ/Especimen/20841	4Oct2018	KBA trigger		m
	Pristimantis latidiscus		Cutín del Chocó	LC	LC	no	0 - 1230	Specimen: https://bioweb.bio/portal/QCAZ/Especimen/20843	14Apr2021	KBA trigger		m
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/10037982	Pristimantis luteolateralis	Yellow-groined rainfrog	Cutín de Tandapi	NT	NT	endemic	1140 - 1960	Hutter CR, Guayasamin JM. 2015. Cryptic diversity concealed in the Andean cloud forests: two new species of rainfrogs (Pristimantis) uncovered by molecular and bioacoustic data. Neotropical Biodiversity 1(1): 36-59.	13Jan2021	KBA trigger		m
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/47914754	Pristimantis mindo		Cutín de Mindo	EN	EN	endemic	1243 - 1790	Arteaga A, Yánez-Muñoz M, Guayasamin JM 2013. A new frog of the Pristimantis lacrimosus group (Anura: Craugastoridae) from the montane forests of northwestern Ecuador. In: Arteaga A, Yánez-Muñoz M, Guayasamin JM eds. The amphibians and reptiles of Mindo life in the cloudforest. Quito: Universidad Tecnológica Indoamérica, 198-210. ; Hutter CR, Guayasamin JM. 2015. Cryptic diversity concealed in the Andean cloud forests: two new species of rainfrogs (Pristimantis) uncovered by molecular and bioacoustic data. Neotropical Biodiversity 1(1): 36-59.	14Apr2021			m
	Pristimantis muricatus	Cutín del río Faisanes	Rio Faisanes Robber Frog	VU	VU	endemic	220 -1380	specimen https://bioweb.bio/portal/QCAZ/Especimen/53496	12May2021	KBA trigger		m
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/10040393	Pristimantis mutabilis	Mutable Rainfrog	Cutín Mutable	EN	EN	endemic	1850 -2063	Guayasamin JM, Rivera-Correa M, Arteaga A, Culebras J, Bustamante L, Pyron RA, Peñafiel N, Morochz C, Hutter CR. 2015. Molecular phylogeny of stream treefrogs (Hylidae: Hyloscirtus bogotensis Group), with a new species from the Andes of Ecuador. Neotropical Biodiversity 1(1): 2-21.	20Aug2015		Type from Los Cedros	m
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/38102026	Pristimantis parvillus	Minute Rainfrog	Cutín de Pichincha	EN	EN	no	20 - 2000	Hutter CR, Guayasamin JM. 2015. Cryptic diversity concealed in the Andean cloud forests: two new species of rainfrogs (Pristimantis) uncovered by molecular and bioacoustic data. Neotropical Biodiversity 1(1): 36-59.	14Apr2021			m
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/10040434	Pristimantis pteridophilus	Fern-loving rainfrog	Cutín amahelechos	EN	EN	endemic	1500-2710	https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/10040434	30Apr2004	KBA trigger		m
	Pristimantis sp. nov.			NE	NE			Specimen: https://bioweb.bio/portal/QCAZ/Especimen/794621	never
	Pristimantis verecundus	Zacualtipan Robber Frog	Cutín de Zacualtipan	VU	NT	no	900 - 2020	Specimen QCAZA31245, https://bioweb.bio/faunaweb/amphibiaweb/QCAZ/Especimen/13602	18July2016	KBA trigger		m
	Sachatamia orejuela		Rana de cristal de Orejuela	EN	LC	no	50 - 1250	http://zoologia.puce.edu.ec/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=98030	03July2018	KBA trigger		m

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