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Gastrotheca Testudinea
''Gastrotheca testudinea'' (common name: Espada's marsupial frog) is a species of frog in the family Hemiphractidae. It has a widespread latitudinal range along the eastern (Amazonian) slopes of the Andes of Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. An arboreal direct-development marsupial frog, ''G. testudinea'' dwells in foothill, low montane, and cloud forests at elevations from above sea level. Despite its wide distribution, ''Gastrotheca testudinea'' is seldom collected or recorded, probably due to its arboreal habits, and much remains to be known about its distribution and natural history. Habitat loss is a threat to it. References Gastrotheca Amphibians of the Andes Amphibians of Bolivia Amphibians of Ecuador Amphibians of Peru Frogs of South America Amphibians described in 1870 Taxa named by Marcos Jiménez de la Espada Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Hemiphractidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcos Jiménez De La Espada
Marcos Jiménez de la Espada (1831–1898) was a Spanish zoologist, herpetologist, explorer and writer, born in Cartagena, Spain, although he spent most of his life in Madrid, where he died. He is known for participating in the Pacific Scientific Commission, with whom he traveled America from 1862 to 1865. He also published several works on geography and history of the American continent. Biography The son of a politician, Jiménez de la Espada had to move several times during his childhood and youth, studying in Valladolid, Barcelona and Sevilla. In 1850, he started a career in Natural Sciences in the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, finishing five years later with the work ''"The Blainville Amphibians and the Cuvier Batracians form a class apart"''. The study and taxonomy of the amphibians would be a recurring theme in his scientific work afterwards. Two years after earning his degree, he got his first job as an assistant in the Natural history department of the universit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
