Sachatamia Albomaculata
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''Sachatamia albomaculata'' is a species of
frog A frog is any member of a diverse and largely Carnivore, carnivorous group of short-bodied, tailless amphibians composing the order (biology), order Anura (ανοὐρά, literally ''without tail'' in Ancient Greek). The oldest fossil "proto-f ...
in the family Centrolenidae. It is found in
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,
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,
Panama Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental country spanning the southern part of North America and the northern part of South America. It is bordered by Cos ...
, western
Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...
, and northwestern
Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Eku ...
. Its natural
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s are humid lowland and premontane forest from sea level to about
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. It typically occurs in bushes and trees along forest streams, but populations can persist even along streams in pastures with minimal riparian growth. It is a common species that can locally be threatened by habitat loss but is not facing major threats as a species.


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Sachatamia Amphibians of Colombia Amphibians of Costa Rica Amphibians of Ecuador Amphibians of Honduras Amphibians of Panama Taxa named by Edward Harrison Taylor Amphibians described in 1949 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Centrolenidae-stub