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	<title>Zoológico Amaru</title>
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		<title>Víbora Papagayo</title>
		<link>http://zooamaru.com/2008/11/26/vibora-papagayo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2008 03:39:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ernesto Arbelaez</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nombre Común: Víbora Papagayo, Víbora verde de árbol.
Nombre Shuar: Kawaikiam
Especie: Bothriopsis pulchra 

Vista general del cuerpo, Víbora Papagayo o &#8220;Kawaikiam&#8221; en lengua shuar, individuo hembra (Bothriopsis pulchra), (c) Ernesto Arbeláez

Vista general del cuerpo de una Víbora Papagayo o &#8220;Kawaikiam&#8221; en lengua shuar, individuo hembra (Bothriopsis pulchra), (c) Ernesto Arbeláez

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h3><span style="color: #008000;">Nombre Común: Víbora Papagayo, Víbora verde de árbol.</span></h3>
<h3><span style="color: #008000;">Nombre Shuar: Kawaikiam</span></h3>
<h3><span style="color: #008000;">Especie: <em>Bothriopsis pulchra</em> </span></h3>
<p><a href="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/b-pulchra-lateral.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-822" title="b-pulchra-lateral" src="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/b-pulchra-lateral.jpg" alt="" width="448" height="320" /></a></p>
<p>Vista general del cuerpo, Víbora Papagayo o &#8220;Kawaikiam&#8221; en lengua shuar, individuo hembra <em>(Bothriopsis pulchra), </em>(c) Ernesto Arbeláez</p>
<p><a href="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/vista-dorso-lateral.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-821" title="vista-dorso-lateral" src="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/vista-dorso-lateral.jpg" alt="" width="336" height="448" /></a></p>
<p>Vista general del cuerpo de una Víbora Papagayo o &#8220;Kawaikiam&#8221; en lengua shuar, individuo hembra <em>(Bothriopsis pulchra), </em>(c) Ernesto Arbeláez</p>
<p><a href="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/b-pulchra-laterosuperior1.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-819" title="b-pulchra-laterosuperior1" src="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/b-pulchra-laterosuperior1.jpg" alt="" width="448" height="336" /></a></p>
<p>Vista general del cuerpo, Víbora Papagayo o &#8220;Kawaikiam&#8221; en lengua shuar, individuo hembra <em>(Bothriopsis pulchra), </em>(c) Ernesto Arbeláez</p>
<p><a href="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/b-pulchra-dorsal-cabeza-y-cuello.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-825" title="b-pulchra-dorsal-cabeza-y-cuello" src="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/b-pulchra-dorsal-cabeza-y-cuello.jpg" alt="" width="448" height="295" /></a></p>
<p>Vista dorsal de la región anterior del cuerpo y de la cabeza <em>(Bothriopsis pulchra), </em>(c) Ernesto Arbeláez</p>
<p><a href="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/b-pulchra-superior-cabeza.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-827" title="b-pulchra-superior-cabeza" src="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/b-pulchra-superior-cabeza.jpg" alt="" width="371" height="336" /></a></p>
<p>Vista superior de la cabeza de una Víbora Papagayo o &#8220;Kawaikiam&#8221; en lengua shuar, individuo hembra <em>(Bothriopsis pulchra), </em>(c) Ernesto Arbeláez</p>
<p><a href="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/b-pulchra-escamacion-cabeza.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-828" title="b-pulchra-escamacion-cabeza" src="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/b-pulchra-escamacion-cabeza-259x300.jpg" alt="" width="259" height="300" /></a></p>
<p>Detalle  lateral de la cabeza de una víbora Papagayo o &#8220;Kawaikiam&#8221; en lengua shuar, individuo hembra <em>(Bothriopsis pulchra), </em>(c) Ernesto Arbeláez</p>
<p><a href="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/b-pulchra-ojo.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-849" title="b-pulchra-ojo" src="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/b-pulchra-ojo.jpg" alt="" width="310" height="232" /></a></p>
<p>Detalle de la coloración y forma del ojo de una víbora Papagayo o &#8220;Kawaikiam&#8221; en lengua shuar, individuo hembra <em>(Bothriopsis pulchra), </em>(c) Ernesto Arbeláez</p>
<p><a href="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/b-pulchra-cola.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-850" title="b-pulchra-cola" src="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/b-pulchra-cola.jpg" alt="" width="446" height="336" /></a></p>
<p>Vista dorsal de la cola de una víbora Papagayo o &#8220;Kawaikiam&#8221; en lengua shuar, individuo hembra <em>(Bothriopsis pulchra), </em>(c) Ernesto Arbeláez</p>
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		<title>BIENVENIDOS AL ZOOLOGICO AMARU</title>
		<link>http://zooamaru.com/2008/11/21/bienvenidos-al-zoologico-amaru-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:45:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ernesto Arbelaez</dc:creator>
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<h1><span style="color: #008000;"><span style="color: #008000;">Welcome to the Amaru Zoo</span></span></h1>
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		<title>Familia: ELAPIDAE</title>
		<link>http://zooamaru.com/2008/11/21/familia-elapidae/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:36:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ernesto Arbelaez</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Géneros: Micrurus y Leptomicrurus

Serpiente de Coral Amazónica, individuo adulto, vista dorsal de todo el cuerpo, detalle de la coloración dorsal, especímen oriundo de la provincia de Morona Santiago. (Leptomicrurus narduccii melanotus), (c) Ernesto Arbeláez
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<p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/leptomicrurus-cuerpo-completo.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-753" title="leptomicrurus-cuerpo-completo" src="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/leptomicrurus-cuerpo-completo.jpg" alt="" width="448" height="336" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><a title="Serpiente de Coral Amazónica" href="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/2008/11/21/serpiente-de-coral-amazonica-rabo-de-aji/" target="_blank">Serpiente de Coral Amazónica, individuo adulto, vista dorsal de todo el cuerpo, detalle de la coloración dorsal, especímen oriundo de la provincia de Morona Santiago. <em>(Leptomicrurus narduccii melanotus), </em>(c) Ernesto Arbeláez</a></p>
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		<title>Serpiente de Coral Amazónica, Rabo de Ají</title>
		<link>http://zooamaru.com/2008/11/21/serpiente-de-coral-amazonica-rabo-de-aji/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:10:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ernesto Arbelaez</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Leptomicrurus narduccii melanotus (Peters, 1881).
Nombres comunes: Serpiente de Coral, Coralillo, Rabillo de Ají. En lengua Shuar denominada: &#8220;Titink&#8221;.
Distribución: Bosques Tropicales orientales y subtropicales orientales.
Especie Venenosa.

Serpiente de Coral Amazónica, individuo adulto, vista dorsal de todo el cuerpo, detalle de la coloración dorsal, especímen oriundo de la provincia de Morona Santiago. (Leptomicrurus narduccii melanotus), (c) Ernesto Arbeláez

Vista del cuerpo, detalles de la [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em><a href="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/detalle-color-lengua-leptomicrurus.jpg"></a><a href="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/cola-leptomicrurus.jpg"></a><a href="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/alerta-punta-de-la-cola.jpg"></a><strong>Leptomicrurus narduccii melanotus </strong></em><strong>(Peters, 1881).</strong></p>
<p>Nombres comunes: Serpiente de Coral, Coralillo, Rabillo de Ají. En lengua Shuar denominada: &#8220;Titink&#8221;.</p>
<p>Distribución: Bosques Tropicales orientales y subtropicales orientales.</p>
<p>Especie Venenosa.</p>
<p><a href="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/leptomicrurus-cuerpo-completo.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-753" title="leptomicrurus-cuerpo-completo" src="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/leptomicrurus-cuerpo-completo.jpg" alt="" width="448" height="336" /></a></p>
<p>Serpiente de Coral Amazónica, individuo adulto, vista dorsal de todo el cuerpo, detalle de la coloración dorsal, especímen oriundo de la provincia de Morona Santiago. <em>(Leptomicrurus narduccii melanotus), </em>(c) Ernesto Arbeláez</p>
<p><a href="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/contraste-fondo-negro.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-754" title="contraste-fondo-negro" src="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/contraste-fondo-negro.jpg" alt="" width="448" height="336" /></a></p>
<p>Vista del cuerpo, detalles de la coloración ventral y dorsal, Serpiente de Coral, individuo adulto <em>(Leptomicrurus narduccii melanotus), </em>(c) Ernesto Arbeláez</p>
<p><a href="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/leptomicrurus-cabeza-cola-cuerpo-dorsal-y-ventral.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-755" title="leptomicrurus-cabeza-cola-cuerpo-dorsal-y-ventral" src="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/leptomicrurus-cabeza-cola-cuerpo-dorsal-y-ventral.jpg" alt="" width="448" height="336" /></a></p>
<p>Vista del cuerpo, detalles de la coloración ventral, dorsal, de la cola y de la cabeza de una Serpiente de Coral o Rabillo de Ají Amazónico, individuo adulto <em>(Leptomicrurus narduccii melanotus), </em>(c) Ernesto Arbeláez</p>
<p><a href="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/cabeza-arriba-leptomicrurus.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-756" title="cabeza-arriba-leptomicrurus" src="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/cabeza-arriba-leptomicrurus.jpg" alt="" width="448" height="292" /></a></p>
<p>Vista superior de la cabeza de una Serpiente de Coral o Rabillo de Ají Amazónico, individuo adulto <em>(Leptomicrurus narduccii melanotus), </em>(c) Ernesto Arbeláez</p>
<p><a href="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/cabeza-lateral-leptomicrurus.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-757" title="cabeza-lateral-leptomicrurus" src="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/cabeza-lateral-leptomicrurus.jpg" alt="" width="448" height="316" /></a></p>
<p>Vista dorso lateral de la cabeza de una Serpiente de Coral o Rabillo de Ají Amazónico, individuo adulto <em>(Leptomicrurus narduccii melanotus), </em>(c) Ernesto Arbeláez</p>
<p><a href="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/lateral-cabeza.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-758" title="lateral-cabeza" src="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/lateral-cabeza.jpg" alt="" width="448" height="293" /></a></p>
<p>Vista superior de la cabeza de una Serpiente de Coral o Rabillo de Ají Amazónico, individuo adulto <em>(Leptomicrurus narduccii melanotus), </em>(c) Ernesto Arbeláez</p>
<p><a href="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/detalle-color-lengua-leptomicrurus.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-759" title="detalle-color-lengua-leptomicrurus" src="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/detalle-color-lengua-leptomicrurus.jpg" alt="" width="448" height="301" /></a></p>
<p>Vista superior de la cabeza y detalle de la coloración de la lengua de una Serpiente de Coral o Rabillo de Ají Amazónico, individuo adulto <em>(Leptomicrurus narduccii melanotus), </em>(c) Ernesto Arbeláez</p>
<p><a href="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/abriendo-la-boca-leptomicrurus.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-760" title="abriendo-la-boca-leptomicrurus" src="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/abriendo-la-boca-leptomicrurus.jpg" alt="" width="448" height="303" /></a></p>
<p>Serpiente de Coral o Rabillo de Ají Amazónico con boca abierta y dispuesta a morder un pedazo de tela, individuo adulto <em>(Leptomicrurus narduccii melanotus), </em>(c) Ernesto Arbeláez</p>
<p><a href="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/cabeza-y-cola-detalle.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-761" title="cabeza-y-cola-detalle" src="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/cabeza-y-cola-detalle.jpg" alt="" width="448" height="304" /></a></p>
<p>Vista superior de una Serpiente de Coral o Rabillo de Ají Amazónico, detalle de la cabeza y cola de un individuo adulto <em>(Leptomicrurus narduccii melanotus), </em>(c) Ernesto Arbeláez</p>
<p><a href="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/detalle-color-lengua-leptomicrurus.jpg"></a><a href="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/cola-leptomicrurus.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-762" title="cola-leptomicrurus" src="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/cola-leptomicrurus.jpg" alt="" width="448" height="269" /></a></p>
<p>Serpiente de Coral o Rabillo de Ají Amazónico, vista superior de la coloración de la cola de un individuo adulto <em>(Leptomicrurus narduccii melanotus), </em>(c) Ernesto Arbeláez</p>
<p><a href="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/detalle-color-lengua-leptomicrurus.jpg"></a><a href="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/cola-leptomicrurus.jpg"></a><a href="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/alerta-punta-de-la-cola.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-765" title="alerta-punta-de-la-cola" src="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/alerta-punta-de-la-cola.jpg" alt="" width="406" height="336" /></a></p>
<p>Detalle de la cola con posición de amenaza de una Serpiente de Coral o Rabillo de Ají Amazónico, individuo adulto <em>(Leptomicrurus narduccii melanotus), </em>(c) Ernesto Arbeláez</p>
<p><a href="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/cola-aviso-alerta-amenaza.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-766" title="cola-aviso-alerta-amenaza" src="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/cola-aviso-alerta-amenaza.jpg" alt="" width="448" height="336" /></a></p>
<p>Detalle de la cola con posición de amenaza de una Serpiente de Coral o Rabillo de Ají Amazónico, individuo adulto <em>(Leptomicrurus narduccii melanotus), </em>(c) Ernesto Arbeláez</p>
<p><a href="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/cola-en-amenaza-leptomicrurus.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-767" title="cola-en-amenaza-leptomicrurus" src="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/cola-en-amenaza-leptomicrurus.jpg" alt="" width="448" height="288" /></a></p>
<p>Detalle de la cola con posición de amenaza de una Serpiente de Coral o Rabillo de Ají Amazónico, individuo adulto <em>(Leptomicrurus narduccii melanotus), </em>(c) Ernesto Arbeláez</p>
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		<title>BIENVENIDOS AL ZOOLÓGICO AMARU</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:42:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ernesto Arbelaez</dc:creator>
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Welcome to the Amaru Zoo
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		<title>Víbora Equis o Macanchi de Oña</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:29:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ernesto Arbelaez</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Familia: Viperidae
Género y Especie: (Bothrops spp.)
Nombres locales: Macanchi, Equis.
Detalles taxonómicos: Especie similar a Bothrops asper en coloración y forma corporal. Tamaño corporal y escamación difiere notablemente.
Localidad de Procedencia: Cañón del río León, Cantón Oña, Provincia del Azuay, Ecuador. 
Altura: 1880 m. s.n.m.

Detalle lateral de la región anterior del cuerpo y cabeza, Víbora Equis o Macanchi de [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h3>Familia: Viperidae</h3>
<h3>Género y Especie: <em>(Bothrops spp.)</em></h3>
<p><span style="color: #008000;">Nombres locales: Macanchi, Equis.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #008000;">Detalles taxonómicos: Especie similar a <em>Bothrops asper</em> en coloración y forma corporal. Tamaño corporal y escamación difiere notablemente.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #008000;">Localidad de Procedencia: Cañón del río León, Cantón Oña, Provincia del Azuay, Ecuador. </span></p>
<p><span style="color: #008000;">Altura: 1880 m. s.n.m.</span></p>
<p><em><a href="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/bothrops-sp-ona-azuay-detalle-cabeza-web.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-728" title="bothrops-sp-ona-azuay-detalle-cabeza-web" src="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/bothrops-sp-ona-azuay-detalle-cabeza-web.jpg" alt="" width="448" height="326" /></a></em></p>
<p>Detalle lateral de la región anterior del cuerpo y cabeza, Víbora Equis o Macanchi de Oña, individuo hembra <em>(Bothrops spp), </em>(c) Ernesto Arbeláez</p>
<p><a href="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/bothrops-sp-ona-azuay-cabeza-arriba.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-729" title="bothrops-sp-ona-azuay-cabeza-arriba" src="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/bothrops-sp-ona-azuay-cabeza-arriba.jpg" alt="" width="448" height="324" /></a></p>
<p>Detalle superior de la cabeza, Víbora Equis o Macanchi de Oña, individuo hembra <em>(Bothrops spp), </em>(c) Ernesto Arbeláez</p>
<p><a href="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/bothrops-sp-ona-azuay-cabeza-lateral.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-734" title="bothrops-sp-ona-azuay-cabeza-lateral" src="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/bothrops-sp-ona-azuay-cabeza-lateral.jpg" alt="" width="451" height="328" /></a></p>
<p>Detalle lateral de la cabeza, Víbora Equis o Macanchi de Oña, individuo hembra <em>(Bothrops spp), </em>(c) Ernesto Arbeláez</p>
<p><a href="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/bothrops-sp-ona-azuay-dorsal-web1.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-731" title="bothrops-sp-ona-azuay-dorsal-web1" src="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/bothrops-sp-ona-azuay-dorsal-web1.jpg" alt="" width="447" height="336" /></a></p>
<p>Vista dorsal de todo el cuerpo, Víbora Equis o Macanchi de Oña, individuo hembra <em>(Bothrops spp), </em>(c) Ernesto Arbeláez</p>
<p><a href="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/bothrops-sp-ona-azuay-cola.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-732" title="bothrops-sp-ona-azuay-cola" src="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/bothrops-sp-ona-azuay-cola.jpg" alt="" width="448" height="330" /></a></p>
<p>Detalle de la cola, Víbora Equis o Macanchi de Oña, individuo hembra <em>(Bothrops spp), </em>(c) Ernesto Arbeláez</p>
<p><a href="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/bothrops-sp-ona-azuay-todo-cuerpo.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-733" title="bothrops-sp-ona-azuay-todo-cuerpo" src="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/bothrops-sp-ona-azuay-todo-cuerpo.jpg" alt="" width="336" height="448" /></a></p>
<p>Vista general del cuerpo, Víbora Equis o Macanchi de Oña, individuo hembra <em>(Bothrops spp), </em>(c) Ernesto Arbeláez</p>
<p><a href="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/bothrops-sp-ona-azuay-ventral.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-735" title="bothrops-sp-ona-azuay-ventral" src="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/bothrops-sp-ona-azuay-ventral.jpg" alt="" width="448" height="330" /></a><a href="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/bothrops-sp-ona-azuay-detalle-lateral.jpg"></a></p>
<p>Detalle del vientre, Víbora Equis o Macanchi de Oña, individuo hembra <em>(Bothrops spp), </em>(c) Ernesto Arbeláez</p>
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		<title>BIENVENIDOS AL ZOOLÓGICO AMARU</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2008 17:14:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ernesto Arbelaez</dc:creator>
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Welcome to the Amaru Zoo
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		<title>ATELOPUS NANAY</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2008 16:22:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ernesto Arbelaez</dc:creator>
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© Andrés Martínez y Ernesto Arbeláez
Atelopus nanay, (Coloma 2002)

 
Nombres comunes / Common names: Jambato Negro del Cajas, Sapito Negro del Cajas, Sapo Negro del Cajas, Rana Arlequín Negra del Cajas

Nombre en Inglés / English name: Black Cajas Harlequin Frog
Descripción de la especie: Presenta unas extremidades cortas y un cuerpo robusto, algunas verrugas y una coloración [...]]]></description>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif';"><a href="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/atelopus-nanay-web.jpg"></a><a href="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/atelopus-nanay-principal-web.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-710" title="atelopus-nanay-principal-web" src="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/atelopus-nanay-principal-web.jpg" alt="" width="448" height="336" /></a></span></em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif';">© Andrés Martínez y Ernesto Arbeláez</span></em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="font-size: small;"><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif';">Atelopus nanay,</span></em><span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif';"> (Coloma 2002)</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif';"><span style="color: #000000;">Nom</span><span style="color: #000000;">bres comunes / <span>Common names</span>: </span></span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif';"><span style="color: #000000;">Jambato Negro del Cajas, Sapito Negro del Cajas, Sapo Negro del Cajas, Rana Arlequín Negra del Cajas<strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"></strong></span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif';">Nombre en Inglés / <span style="color: #008000;">English name:</span> </span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif';">Black Cajas Harlequin Frog</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif';">Descripción de la especie: </span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif';">Presenta unas extremidades cortas y un cuerpo robusto, algunas verrugas y una coloración negra brillante a nivel dorsal, lateral (flancos) y de sus extremidades. Su vientre presenta manchas negras con tonalidades verde claras, amarillentas, naranjas o blanquecinas. Las palmas y tubérculos de sus extremidades son de un color levemente rosado. </span><span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Presenta varias espículas de color crema y rosado.</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Description: </span></strong><span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">It has short extremities and a chubby body, some warts and a coloration bright black at the dorsal and lateral part. The ventral part has black spots, with light green, orange, white or yellowish colorations. The palms have a light pinkish color. It has several beige and pinkish espículas.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif';">Tamaño promedio: </span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif';">Machos entre 2,4 – 2,7 cm. y hembras entre 3,2 – 3,9 cm.</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New';">Average Size</span></strong><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">: </span></strong><span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Males between 2,4 – 2,7 cm and females between 3,2 – 3,9 cm.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif';">Distribución geográfica y altitudinal: </span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif';">Endémico del Ecuador, presente en la región más alta del P.N.C., en la provincia del Azuay. Se lo ha registrado en los alrededores de Tres Cruces, poblado de Patúl, Lagunas de Jigeno y de Patos a alturas entre los 3600 y 4100 m s.n.m.</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Geographical and altitudinal distribution: </span></strong><span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">This is endemic specie from Ecuador. It lives in the highest part of the C.N.P., in the Azuay’s Province. There is registration data in “Tres Cruces”, Patúl village and in the lagoons Jigeno and Patos, between 3600 and 4100 m a.s.l.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif';"><span style="color: #000000;"><img class="size-full wp-image-711  aligncenter" title="atelopus-nanay-web" src="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/atelopus-nanay-web.jpg" alt="" width="448" height="317" /></span></span></p>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif';"><span style="color: #000000;">Figura.- Mapa del P.N.C. con la distribución potencial de <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Atelopus nanay</em></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #008000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Figure.- Potential distribution Map of <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Atelopus nanay</em> in C.N.P.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif';"><span style="color: #000000;">Biomas: </span></span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif';"><span style="color: #000000;">Terrestres y Acuáticos<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span><br />
</span><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="color: #008000;">Biomes:</span></strong></span><span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> Terrestrial &amp; Freshwater.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif';">Hábitat: </span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Es un habitante de los pajonales y bosques de árboles de Quinua <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">(Polylepis) </em>en los páramos, donde es encontrado entre la vegetación del suelo, en las cercanías de riachuelos, ríos y lagunas. </span><span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Les gusta refugiarse bajo piedras, rocas y troncos.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Habitat: </span></strong><span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">This specie prefers lo live at the straw areas and inside the remnants of Quinua Forest (<em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Polylepis)</em>, around the vegetation, near watercourses, rivers and lagoons. We can also found it under rocks, stones and wood sticks.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #000000;"> </span></span></strong><span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore"><span style="color: #000000;">v<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">  </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #000000;">Bosques de Chaparro y Matorrales de Páramos / </span><span style="color: #008000;">Paramus Shrub land.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore"><span style="color: #000000;">v<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">  </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #000000;">Páramos y Pajonales Subtropicales de Altura / </span><span style="color: #008000;">Paramus &amp; Subtropical High Altitude Grassland.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore"><span style="color: #000000;">v<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">  </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #000000;">Pantanos, Ríos, Riachuelos y Quebradas permanentes, incluido Cascadas / </span><span style="color: #008000;">Wetlands (in land), Permanent Rivers, Streams and Creeks (includes waterfalls).</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif';">Comportamiento y Reproducción: </span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif';">Son animales de hábitos diurnos, activos normalmente a inicios de la mañana y a finales de la tarde. Se ocultan durante las horas más calurosas del día y duermen durante las noches bajo piedras, rocas, troncos y ciertas especies de plantas terrestres y de follaje denso como por ejemplo las Pajas <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">(Calamagrostis sp.). </em>Las hembras de esta especie depositan aproximadamente 1200 huevos en el fondo pedregoso de arroyos, ríos y riachuelos que presenten aguas rápidas cristalinas y altamente oxigenadas. Sus renacuajos que son de apenas 5 a 10 mm de longitud, poseen una boca que funciona como ventosa y que les sirve para adherirse al fondo rocoso y evitar ser arrastrados por las fuertes corrientes de agua. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Behavior and Reproduction: </span></strong><span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">These animals have diurnal habits; they are mostly active early in the morning and around the sunset. They hide themselves at the hottest time of the day, at noon. They look for hidden places, galleries, behind big wood sticks, rocks or in moss and ferns, because it’s to hot for them. The female also lies between 800 and 1200 eggs in the bottom of rocky streams with really clear and oxygenate water. The tadpoles messure 5 – 10 mm, their mouth has a </span><span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New';">pad</span><span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">, to attach them to the bottom, avoiding the strong currents.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif';">Dieta:</span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif';"> Se alimentan generalmente de pequeñas arañas, grillos, hormigas, escarabajos, copépodos y crustáceos vivos. </span><span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Cuando son </span><span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif';">renacuajos comen algas pegadas a las piedras de los riachuelos a las cuáles las raspan con su dentadura especializada. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Diet: </span></strong><span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">They eat live animals like: little spiders, crickets, ants, beetles, copepods, and crustaceous. When tadpoles they eat aquatic plants, stick to the rocks, with their specialized denture.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif';">Estado de Conservación: </span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif';">Críticamente Amenazada de Extinción (CR) según la UICN. Se llegó a considerarla como una especie extinta debido principalmente a causa del cambio climático y una enfermedad denominada <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Quitridiomicosis</em> que en la actualidad ha disminuido dramáticamente su población<em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">. </em>Fue muy abundante y común hasta 1992. Actualmente es una especie muy rara en el P.N.C. y su área de distribución. Tras arduos monitoreos y búsquedas realizadas durante varios años por científicos del Zoológico Amaru y del QCAZ (Museo de Zoología de la Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador) en el año 2007 se reportaron a ocho individuos ubicados en el valle del poblado de Patúl y en el área de las lagunas de Jigeno y de Patos. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Conservation status:</span></strong><span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> <span style="mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt">Critically Endangered (CR), according to </span>IUCN<span style="mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt">. This specie also was considered extinct, because of a sickness produce by the malignant fungus </span><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Quitridiomicosis.</em> This fungus puts down the populations of frogs in the high lands all over the world. After a huge effort and a lot of field work scientis of the Amaru Zoo and of the QCAZ (Museo de Zoología de la Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador) in 2007, eight individuals were collected near Patul village and the area of Jigeno and Patos lagoons. Black Cajas Harlequin Frog (<em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Atelopus nanay</em>)<em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"> </em>was really abundant and common until 1992, right now it´s rare specie in the C.N.P. and M.P.F. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: #000000;">Fotografías / </span><span style="color: #008000;">Photos:</span></span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif';"><span style="color: #000000;"><a href="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/atelopus-nanay-web1.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-712" title="atelopus-nanay-web1" src="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/atelopus-nanay-web1.jpg" alt="" width="448" height="329" /></a></span></span></em><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif';"><span style="color: #000000;">© Ernesto Arbeláez</span></span></em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif';"><span style="color: #000000;">Vista lateral de una hembra joven. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #008000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Lateral view of a young female.</span> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #008000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif';"><span style="color: #000000;"><a href="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/atelopus-nanay-vientre-hembra-gravida-web.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-713" title="atelopus-nanay-vientre-hembra-gravida-web" src="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/atelopus-nanay-vientre-hembra-gravida-web.jpg" alt="" width="398" height="336" /></a></span></span></em></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #008000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif';"><span style="color: #000000;">© Andrés Martínez y Ernesto Arbeláez</span></span></em></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #008000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"></em><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif';"><span style="color: #000000;">Detalle de la coloración ventral de una hembra adulta grávida. </span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #008000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #008000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Ventral coloration details of a gravid adult female.</span> </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif';"><span style="color: #000000;"><a href="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/vientre-atelopus-web.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-714  aligncenter" title="vientre-atelopus-web" src="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/vientre-atelopus-web.jpg" alt="" width="426" height="336" /></a></span></span></em></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif';"><span style="color: #000000;">© Andrés Martínez y Ernesto Arbeláez</span></span></em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"></em><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif';"><span style="color: #000000;">Detalle de la coloración ventral de una hembra joven. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #008000; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Ventral coloration details of a young female.</span></p>
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		<title>ATELOPUS EXIGUUS</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2008 15:36:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ernesto Arbelaez</dc:creator>
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© Ernesto Arbeláez y Amanda Vega
Atelopus exiguus, (Boettger, 1892)
 
Nombres comunes / Common names: Jambato de Mazán, Sapito Verde de Mazán, Sapo Verde del Cajas, Rana Arlequín de Mazán, Rana Arlequín Verde del Cajas.

Nombre en Inglés / English name: Green Cajas Harlequin Frog.

Descripción de la especie: Su cuerpo es robusto, con extremidades cortas, presenta pocas verrugas [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;"><a href="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/atelopus-exiguus-contratapa-web.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-698" title="atelopus-exiguus-contratapa-web" src="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/atelopus-exiguus-contratapa-web.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="408" /></a></span></em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">© Ernesto Arbeláez y Amanda Vega</span></em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-size: small;"><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">Atelopus exiguus, </span></em><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">(Boettger, 1892)</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">Nombres comunes / <span style="color: #008000;">Common names</span>: </span></strong><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">Jambato de Mazán, Sapito Verde de Mazán, Sapo Verde del Cajas, Rana Arlequín de Mazán, Rana Arlequín Verde del Cajas.<strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></strong></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></strong></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">Nombre en Inglés / <span style="color: #008000;">English name:</span> </span></strong><span style="color: #008000; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">Green Cajas Harlequin Frog.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></strong></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">Descripción de la especie<span style="color: #0000ff;">:</span> </span></strong><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">Su cuerpo es robusto, con extremidades cortas, presenta pocas verrugas y una coloración verde amarillenta clara y brillante a nivel dorsal y de sus flancos laterales que en ocasiones varía a verde oscuro o presenta manchas negras. Su vientre es verde claro amarillento y levemente naranja en su porción posterior, las palmas y tubérculos de sus extremidades son de un color blanquecino amarillento y grisáceo. </span><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Presentan numerosas espículas amarillas.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #008000; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Description: </span></strong><span style="color: #008000; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Their body is robust; short limbs, it has a few warts, and a </span><span style="color: #008000; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New';">yellowish green color, </span><span style="color: #008000; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">very bright. The dorsal part and the lateral flanks some times have some variations to a green – blackish color. The ventral part is green – yellowish and sometimes a little bit orange on the posterior part. </span><span style="color: #008000; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New';">The palms of their limbs </span><span style="color: #008000; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">have white, grey and yellowish coloration. They have several yellow espicules.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">Tamaño promedio: </span></strong><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">Machos entre 2,1 – 3,2 cm y hembras entre 2,9 – 3,5 cm.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #008000; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New';">Average Size</span></strong><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #008000; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span></span></strong><span style="color: #008000; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New';">Males between 2,1 – 3,2 cm and females between 2,9 – 3,5 cm.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></strong></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">Distribución geográfica y altitudinal: </span></strong><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">Endémico del Ecuador, presente en la región de la vertiente oriental del Parque Nacional Cajas, además en el Bosque Protector de Mazán y otras áreas naturales de la cordillera occidental de los Andes en la Provincia del Azuay. Su distribución altitudinal se da entre los 3150 a 3850 m s.n.m.<strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></strong></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #008000; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Geographical and altitudinal distribution: </span></strong><span style="color: #008000; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Endemic of Ecuador. </span><span style="color: #008000; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New';">Present in the region of the eastern slope of the Cajas National Park, in the Mazan Protected Forest and in other natural areas in the western Cordillera of the Andes in the </span><span style="color: #008000; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Azuay’s</span><span style="color: #008000; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New';"> province. Its altitudinal distribution occurs between 3150 to </span><span style="color: #008000; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">3850 m</span><span style="color: #008000; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> a.s.l.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #008000; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; background: lime; color: #008000; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-highlight: lime; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"><strong><a href="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/atelopus-exiguus-web.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-700" title="atelopus-exiguus-web" src="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/atelopus-exiguus-web.jpg" alt="" width="448" height="317" /></a></strong></span></span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">Figura 1.- Mapa del P.N.C. con la distribución potencial de <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Atelopus exiguus. </em></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #008000; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></em><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #008000; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Figure 1.- Potential distribution Map of <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Atelopus exiguus</em> in C.N.P.<em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"></em></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;"><span style="font-size: small;">Biomas: </span></span></strong><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">Terrestres y Acuáticos.<br />
<strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #008000;">Biomes: </span></strong></span><span style="color: #008000; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Terrestrial &amp; Freshwater. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">Hábitat: </span></strong><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Es un habitante de bosques montano altos nublados, de parches de árboles de Quinua <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">(Polylepis)</em> y de pajonales en áreas de Páramo donde es encontrado en las cercanías de riachuelos y ríos. Durante algunas horas del día desarrolla su actividad bajo piedras, vegetación densa y en galerías subterráneas.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #008000; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Habitat: </span></strong><span style="color: #008000; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New';">It is an inhabitant of high montane cloud forests, in patches of Quinoa (<em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Polylepis</em>) trees and in Paramus areas, nearby streams and rivers. During several hours of the day, it´s active under rocks, dense vegetation and in underground galleries.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #008000; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; text-indent: -18pt; text-align: justify; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: small;">v</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">  </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Bosques Subtropicales Montano Altos</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> / <span style="color: #008000;">Forest &#8211; Subtropical Moist Montane.</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; text-indent: -18pt; text-align: justify; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: small;">v</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">  </span></span></span><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">Bosques Altoandinos / <span style="color: #008000;">High</span><span style="color: #008000;"> Andean Forest</span><span style="color: #008000;">.</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; text-indent: -18pt; text-align: justify; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: small;">v</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">  </span></span></span><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">Páramos y Pajonales Subtropicales de Altura / <span style="color: #008000;">Paramus &amp; Subtropical High Altitude Grassland</span><span style="color: #0000ff;">.</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; text-indent: -18pt; text-align: justify; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: small;">v</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">  </span></span></span><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">Pantanos, Ríos, Riachuelos y Quebradas permanentes, incluido Cascadas / <span style="color: #008000;">Wetlands (in land), Permanent Rivers, Streams and Creeks, including waterfalls.</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">Comportamiento y Reproducción: </span></strong><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">Son animales de hábitos diurnos, generalmente a inicios de la mañana y a finales de la tarde desarrollan su máxima actividad. Les gusta frecuentar sitios del suelo como galerías y escondrijos ubicados bajo troncos, rocas grandes, piedras y ciertas especies de plantas terrestres y de follaje denso como por ejemplo los Zigzales <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">(Cortadeira sp), </em>musgos y helechos<em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">. </em>Alrededor de 1200 huevos son depositados por las hembras en el fondo rocoso de ríos y riachuelos de aguas torrentosas, muy limpias y altamente oxigenadas. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #008000; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Behavior and Reproduction: </span></strong><span style="color: #008000; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">These animals have diurnal habits; they are mostly active early in the morning and around the sunset. </span><span style="color: #008000; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New';">They like to frequent sites such as underground galleries</span><span style="color: #008000; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">, hidden places, behind big wood sticks, rocks </span><span style="color: #008000; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New';">and certain species of terrestrial plants and dense foliage such as Zigzales (<em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Cortadeira sp.</em>), mosses and ferns</span><span style="color: #008000; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">. </span><span style="color: #008000; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New';">Around 1200 eggs are deposited by the females; </span><span style="color: #008000; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">in the bottom of rocky streams with really clear and oxygenate water.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">Dieta:</span></strong><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;"> Básicamente se alimentan de pequeñas arañas, grillos, hormigas, escarabajos, copépodos y crustáceos vivos. Cuando son renacuajos comen algas pegadas a las piedras de los riachuelos a las cuáles las raspan con su dentadura especializada. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #008000; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Diet: </span></strong><span style="color: #008000; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New';">Basically feed on small spiders, crickets, ants, beetles, copepods and shellfish live.</span><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #008000; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span></strong><span style="color: #008000; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">When tadpoles they eat aquatic plants,</span><span style="color: #008000; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New';"> attached to rocks, using their specialized teeth.</span><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></strong></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></strong></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">Estado de Conservación: </span></strong><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">Críticamente Amenazado de Extinción (CR) según la UICN.<strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </strong>Esta especie se llegó a considerar extinta a causa de una enfermedad patógena producida por hongos malignos denominada <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Quitridiomicosis </em>que en la actualidad se encuentra disminuyendo dramáticamente sus poblaciones y las de otras especies de anfibios a nivel mundial<em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">. </em>Fue muy abundante y común hasta mediados de la década de los noventa del siglo pasado. Actualmente es una especie rara en el P.N.C., B.P.M. y en toda su área de distribución. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #008000; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Conservation status:</span></strong><span style="color: #008000; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> <span style="mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">Critically Endangered (CR), according to </span>IUCN<span style="mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">. This specie was considered extinct, because of a sickness produce by a pathological fungus called </span><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Quitridiomicosis.</em> This fungus is</span><span style="color: #008000; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New';"> dramatically decreasing</span><span style="color: #008000; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> the populations of this specie and many others down all over the world. <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Atelopus exiguus</em> </span><span style="color: #008000; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New';">was very abundant and common until the mid-nineties of the last century. At the moment is rare specie in the C.N.P., M.P.F. and throughout its distributions range.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;"><span style="font-size: small;">Fotografías / <span style="color: #008000;">Photos:</span></span></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></strong> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></strong><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> <a href="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/cara-a-exiguus-web.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-701" title="cara-a-exiguus-web" src="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/cara-a-exiguus-web.jpg" alt="" width="431" height="336" /></a></span></span></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">© Ernesto Arbeláez</span></em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">Vista frontal de una hembra adulta. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #008000; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Front view of an adult female.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><a href="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/detalle-cara-y-ojos-aexiguus-web.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-702  aligncenter" title="detalle-cara-y-ojos-aexiguus-web" src="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/detalle-cara-y-ojos-aexiguus-web.jpg" alt="" width="441" height="336" /></a> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">© Ernesto Arbeláez</span></em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">Vista lateral de la cabeza. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #008000; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Side view of the head</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #008000; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 20pt; color: #ff0000; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></strong><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> <a href="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/vientre-a-exiguus-web.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-703" title="vientre-a-exiguus-web" src="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/vientre-a-exiguus-web.jpg" alt="" width="448" height="336" /></a></span></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">© Ernesto Arbeláez y Amanda Vega</span></em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </strong>Detalle de la coloración ventral y de las extremidades de una hembra. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;"><span style="color: #008000;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New';">Detail of the ventral coloration and the limbs of a female</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">    </span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Arial Narrow;"><em><a href="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/atelopus-exiguus-macho-vientre-web.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-704" title="atelopus-exiguus-macho-vientre-web" src="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/atelopus-exiguus-macho-vientre-web.jpg" alt="" width="418" height="336" /></a></em></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;"><em>© Ernesto Arbeláez y Amanda Vega</em></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">Detalle de la coloración ventral y de las extremidades de un macho. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #008000; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New';">Detail of color and ventral limb of a male.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"></em><a href="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/amplexus-a-exiguus.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-705" title="amplexus-a-exiguus" src="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/amplexus-a-exiguus.jpg" alt="" width="424" height="333" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">© Morley Read</span></em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Detalle del Amplexus. </span></p>
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		<title>familia: COLUBRIDAE</title>
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		<dc:creator>Ernesto Arbelaez</dc:creator>
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Detalle inferior de la cabeza y cuello de una culebra Bejuquillo o Cordonsillo, (Imantodes lentíferus), especie oriunda de las estribaciones orientales de los Andes y de la región amazónica en Ecuador. Se distribuyen en bosques húmedos tropicales y subtropicales entre alturas de 150 y 1500 m s.n.m. (c) Edvard Mizsei


  
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<p style="text-align: justify;">Detalle inferior de la cabeza y cuello de una culebra Bejuquillo o Cordonsillo, <em>(Imantodes lentíferus), </em>especie oriunda de las estribaciones orientales de los Andes y de la región amazónica en Ecuador. Se distribuyen en bosques húmedos tropicales y subtropicales entre alturas de 150 y 1500 m s.n.m. (c) Edvard Mizsei</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/leptodeira-annulata.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-667" title="leptodeira-annulata" src="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/leptodeira-annulata.jpg" alt="" width="448" height="336" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/xenoxybelis_argenteus_1.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-669" title="xenoxybelis_argenteus_1" src="http://zooamaru.mappeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/xenoxybelis_argenteus_1.jpg" alt="" width="448" height="299" /></a></p>
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