NOTES ON THE DISTRIBUTION AND CONSERVATION OF Ceratophrys stolzmanni (STEINDACHNER, 1882) (Anura: Ceratophryidae) IN ECUADOR

Resumen

The purpose of this study was to perform for the first time a sampling in Forest Protector Cerro Prosperina de Guayaquil to determine the presence of Ceratophrys stolzmanni, also known as Pacific Horned Frog. The samples were taken during the wet season. The observation carried increased the distributional range of this species within the Chongon Colonche Mountain range and added a new locality in the Guayas province as a new habitat area. Also the altitude range is extensive already C. stolzmanni was registered in Prosperina the forest guard to about 130 meters above sea level, since these places remain damp for a longer time.