{"id":326,"date":"2010-12-28T15:44:23","date_gmt":"2010-12-28T19:44:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.savedarwinsfrogs.org\/blog\/?p=326"},"modified":"2024-06-23T16:20:31","modified_gmt":"2024-06-23T16:20:31","slug":"running-into-rare-frogs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/savedarwinsfrogs.org\/news\/2010\/12\/28\/running-into-rare-frogs\/","title":{"rendered":"Running into Rare Frogs&#8230; \/ Encontrarse con Ranas Raras&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">With so much time in the field, we bump into all kinds of rare and infrequently seen amphibians.\u00a0 Here are a few of the recent encounters&#8230;<\/p>\n<pre id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\" aria-label=\"Translated text\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwjOhv2VzfCGAxVK2MkDHeJrB58Q3ewLegQIBRAT\"><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"es\">Con tanto tiempo en el campo, nos topamos con todo tipo de anfibios raros y poco frecuentes.\u00a0 \u00c9stos son algunos de los encuentros recientes...<\/span><\/pre>\n<figure id=\"attachment_328\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-328\" style=\"width: 295px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-328    \" title=\"Alsodes tumultuosus, \u00a9 2011 Dant\u00e9 Fenolio\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.savedarwinsfrogs.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Alsodes-tumultuosis-%C2%A9-2011-Dant%C3%A9-Fenolio.jpg?resize=295%2C197\" alt=\"Alsodes tumultuosis inhabits a tiny patch of habitat near a ski resort.\" width=\"295\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/savedarwinsfrogs.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Alsodes-tumultuosis-%C2%A9-2011-Dant%C3%A9-Fenolio.jpg?w=819&amp;ssl=1 819w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/savedarwinsfrogs.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Alsodes-tumultuosis-%C2%A9-2011-Dant%C3%A9-Fenolio.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 295px) 100vw, 295px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-328\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The La Parva Spiny-chest Frog (<em>Alsodes tumultuosus<\/em>) inhabits a tiny patch of habitat near a ski resort. This male is in breeding condition &#8211; notice the keritonized spines on his chest. They are for helping him hold onto a female. <span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"es\">La rana de pecho espinoso de La Parva (<em>Alsodes tumultuosus<\/em>) habita en una peque\u00f1a zona de h\u00e1bitat cerca de una estaci\u00f3n de esqu\u00ed. Este macho est\u00e1 en condiciones reproductivas; observe las espinas queritonizadas en su pecho. Son para ayudarlo a aferrarse a una hembra.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"mceTemp mceIEcenter\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_332\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-332\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-332\" title=\"Eupsophus tumultuosos, \u00a9 2011 Andres Charrier\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.savedarwinsfrogs.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Eupsophus-tumultuosos-%C2%A9-2011-Andres-Charrier1-300x199.jpg?resize=300%2C199\" alt=\"The La Parva Spiny-chest Frog (Alsodes tumultuosus) inhabits a tiny patch of habitat near a ski resort.\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/savedarwinsfrogs.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Eupsophus-tumultuosos-%C2%A9-2011-Andres-Charrier1.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/savedarwinsfrogs.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Eupsophus-tumultuosos-%C2%A9-2011-Andres-Charrier1.jpg?resize=1024%2C681&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/savedarwinsfrogs.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Eupsophus-tumultuosos-%C2%A9-2011-Andres-Charrier1.jpg?w=1312&amp;ssl=1 1312w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-332\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The La Parva Spiny-chest Frog (<em>Alsodes tumultuosus<\/em>) inhabits a tiny patch of habitat near a ski resort. <span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"es\">La rana de pecho espinoso de La Parva (<em>Alsodes tumultuosus<\/em>) habita en una peque\u00f1a zona de h\u00e1bitat cerca de una estaci\u00f3n de esqu\u00ed.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_330\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-330\" style=\"width: 295px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-330  \" title=\"Eusophus contulmoensis, \u00a9 2011 Dant\u00e9 Fenolio\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.savedarwinsfrogs.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Eusophus-contulmoensis-%C2%A9-2011-Dant%C3%A9-Fenolio.jpg?resize=295%2C197\" alt=\"Eusophus contulmoensis is now restricted to a tiny roadside park.\" width=\"295\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/savedarwinsfrogs.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Eusophus-contulmoensis-%C2%A9-2011-Dant%C3%A9-Fenolio.jpg?w=819&amp;ssl=1 819w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/savedarwinsfrogs.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Eusophus-contulmoensis-%C2%A9-2011-Dant%C3%A9-Fenolio.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 295px) 100vw, 295px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-330\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Contulmo Ground Frog (<em>Eusophus contulmoensis<\/em>) is now restricted to a tiny roadside park. <span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"es\">La rana terrestre de Contulmo (<em>Eusophus contulmoensis<\/em>) ahora est\u00e1 restringida a un peque\u00f1o parque al borde de la carretera.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_334\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-334\" style=\"width: 341px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-334  \" title=\"Alsodes montanus, \u00a9 2011 Andres Charrier\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.savedarwinsfrogs.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Eupsophus-montanus-%C2%A9-2011-Andres-Charrier.jpg?resize=341%2C224\" alt=\"The Mountain Spiny-chest Frog (Alsodes montanus) is found in Central Chile at elevations above 2000m.\" width=\"341\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/savedarwinsfrogs.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Eupsophus-montanus-%C2%A9-2011-Andres-Charrier.jpg?w=949&amp;ssl=1 949w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/savedarwinsfrogs.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Eupsophus-montanus-%C2%A9-2011-Andres-Charrier.jpg?resize=300%2C196&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 341px) 100vw, 341px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-334\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Mountain Spiny-chest Frog (<em>Alsodes montanus<\/em>) is found in Central Chile at elevations above 2000m. <span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"es\">La rana de monta\u00f1a de pecho espinoso (<em>Alsodes montanus<\/em>) se encuentra en el centro de Chile a elevaciones superiores a los 2000 m.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_333\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-333\" style=\"width: 293px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-333  \" title=\"Eupsophus migueli, \u00a9 2011 Dant\u00e9 Fenolio\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.savedarwinsfrogs.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Eupsophus-migueli-%C2%A9-2011-Dant%C3%A9-Fenolio.jpg?resize=293%2C160\" alt=\"Miguel's Ground Frog (Eupsophus migueli) is know from its type locality Known only from the type locality (Mehu\u00edn, Valdivia Province, Chile).\" width=\"293\" height=\"160\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-333\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Miguel&#8217;s Ground Frog (<em>Eupsophus migueli<\/em>) is know from its type locality Known only from the type locality (Mehu\u00edn, Valdivia Province, Chile). <span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"es\">La Rana Terrestre de Miguel (<em>Eupsophus migueli<\/em>) se conoce por su localidad tipo. Conocida \u00fanicamente por la localidad tipo (Mehu\u00edn, Provincia de Valdivia, Chile).<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_336\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-336\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-336\" title=\"Telmatobufo venustus, \u00a9 2011 Andres Charrier\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.savedarwinsfrogs.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Telmatobufo-venustus-%C2%A9-2011-Andres-Charrier1-300x200.jpg?resize=300%2C200\" alt=\"The Chile Mountains False Toad (Telmatobufo venustus) is a spectacular frog with a very small range.\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/savedarwinsfrogs.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Telmatobufo-venustus-%C2%A9-2011-Andres-Charrier1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/savedarwinsfrogs.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Telmatobufo-venustus-%C2%A9-2011-Andres-Charrier1.jpg?resize=1024%2C685&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/savedarwinsfrogs.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Telmatobufo-venustus-%C2%A9-2011-Andres-Charrier1.jpg?w=1613&amp;ssl=1 1613w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-336\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Chile Mountains False Toad (<em>Telmatobufo venustus<\/em>) is a spectacular frog with a very small range. <span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"es\">El Falso Sapo de las Monta\u00f1as de Chile (<em>Telmatobufo venustus<\/em>) es una rana espectacular con un \u00e1rea de distribuci\u00f3n muy peque\u00f1a.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"mceTemp mceIEcenter\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_338\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-338\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-338\" title=\"Telmatobufo venustus, \u00a9 2011 Dant\u00e9 Fenolio\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.savedarwinsfrogs.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Telmatobufo-venustus-%C2%A9-2011-Dant%C3%A9-Fenolio1-300x200.jpg?resize=300%2C200\" alt=\"The Chile Mountains False Toad (Telmatobufo venustus); this is a young adult.\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/savedarwinsfrogs.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Telmatobufo-venustus-%C2%A9-2011-Dant%C3%A9-Fenolio1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/savedarwinsfrogs.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Telmatobufo-venustus-%C2%A9-2011-Dant%C3%A9-Fenolio1.jpg?resize=1024%2C685&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/savedarwinsfrogs.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Telmatobufo-venustus-%C2%A9-2011-Dant%C3%A9-Fenolio1.jpg?w=1291&amp;ssl=1 1291w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-338\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Chile Mountains False Toad (<em>Telmatobufo venustus)<\/em>; this is a young adult. <span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"es\">El Falso Sapo de las Monta\u00f1as de Chile (<em>Telmatobufo venustus<\/em>); Este es un adulto joven.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mceTemp mceIEcenter\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_339\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-339\" style=\"width: 288px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-339  \" title=\"Telmatobufo bullocki, \u00a9 2011 Andres Charrier\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.savedarwinsfrogs.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Telmatobufo-bullocki-%C2%A9-2011-Andres-Charrier.jpg?resize=288%2C192\" alt=\"Bullock\u2019s Mountains False Toad (Telmatobufo bullocki) is widely considered one of the rarest frogs in Chile.\" width=\"288\" height=\"192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/savedarwinsfrogs.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Telmatobufo-bullocki-%C2%A9-2011-Andres-Charrier.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/savedarwinsfrogs.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Telmatobufo-bullocki-%C2%A9-2011-Andres-Charrier.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-339\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bullock\u2019s Mountains False Toad (<em>Telmatobufo bullocki<\/em>) is widely considered one of the rarest frogs in Chile. <span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"es\">El Falso Sapo de las Monta\u00f1as Bullock (<em>Telmatobufo bullocki<\/em>) es ampliamente considerado una de las ranas m\u00e1s raras de Chile.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mceTemp mceIEcenter\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_340\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-340\" style=\"width: 295px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-340  \" title=\"Telmatobufo tadpole, \u00a9 2011 Dant\u00e9 Fenolio\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.savedarwinsfrogs.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Telmatobufo-tadpole-%C2%A9-2011-Dant%C3%A9-Fenolio.jpg?resize=295%2C197\" alt=\"The tadpoles of the False Toads are a stream type tadpole with a suctorial disc to scrape food from the substrate and hold on in fast flowing waters.\" width=\"295\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/savedarwinsfrogs.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Telmatobufo-tadpole-%C2%A9-2011-Dant%C3%A9-Fenolio.jpg?w=819&amp;ssl=1 819w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/savedarwinsfrogs.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Telmatobufo-tadpole-%C2%A9-2011-Dant%C3%A9-Fenolio.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 295px) 100vw, 295px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-340\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The tadpoles of the False Toads are a stream type tadpole with a suctorial disc to scrape food from the substrate and hold on in fast flowing waters. <span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"es\">Los renacuajos de los False Toads son un renacuajo tipo arroyo con un disco suctor para raspar el alimento del sustrato y retenerlo en aguas de corriente r\u00e1pida. MUCHO m\u00e1s en camino&#8230;<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mceTemp mceIEcenter\" style=\"text-align: left;\">LOTS more on the way&#8230;<\/div>\n<div id=\"tw-target-text-container\" class=\"tw-ta-container F0azHf tw-nfl\" tabindex=\"0\">\n<pre id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\" aria-label=\"Translated text\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwjOhv2VzfCGAxVK2MkDHeJrB58Q3ewLegQIBRAT\"><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"es\">MUCHO m\u00e1s en camino...<\/span><\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tw-target-rmn-container\" class=\"tw-target-rmn tw-ta-container F0azHf tw-nfl\">\n<pre id=\"tw-target-rmn\" class=\"tw-data-placeholder tw-text-small tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"\"><\/pre>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With so much time in the field, we bump into all kinds of rare and infrequently seen amphibians.\u00a0 Here are a few of the recent encounters&#8230; Con tanto tiempo en el campo, nos topamos con todo tipo de anfibios raros&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-326","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/savedarwinsfrogs.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/326","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/savedarwinsfrogs.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/savedarwinsfrogs.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/savedarwinsfrogs.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/savedarwinsfrogs.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=326"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/savedarwinsfrogs.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/326\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":820,"href":"https:\/\/savedarwinsfrogs.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/326\/revisions\/820"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/savedarwinsfrogs.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=326"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/savedarwinsfrogs.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=326"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/savedarwinsfrogs.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=326"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}