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Leptodactylus poecilochilus

Leptodactylus poecilochilus

Leptodactylus poecilochilus (Cope 1862)

Proposed English Name: Variegated lip thin-toed frog.

Proposed Portuguese Name:

Proposed Spanish Name: Rana de labios variados.

Other Published Names: Turbo white-lipped frog (Crawford et al., 2003; Frank & Ramus, 1995)

Other Regional Names:

Comment: The scientific name is derived from Greek poikilos (variegated) and cheilos (lip).
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Leptodactylus poecilochilus
Costa Rica; Puntarenas; Rincon de Osa
Photographer: © Roy W. McDiarmid
 
 

 
 
 
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