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Rita's Cochran Frog
Leandro J.C.L. Moraes, Alexandre P. de Almeida, Rafael de Fraga, Rommel R. Zamor, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Frogs & toads

Rita's Cochran Frog

Vitreorana ritae (Lutz, 1952)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishRita's Cochran Frog
Dutch—
Spanish—
Chinese—
Sranan Tongotodo (general name for the group)
Scientific nameVitreorana ritae (Lutz, 1952)

About this species

Vitreorana ritae is a species of frog in the glass frog family (Centrolenidae). It is found in Amazonian Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru, and in southern Guyana, eastern Suriname, and French Guiana. Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Formerly, this species was considered to be distinct from Vitreorana oyampiensis, but now the two populations are considered as conspecific.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAmphibia
OrderAnura
FamilyCentrolenidae
GenusVitreorana

In Suriname

6Records in Suriname
1975First record
2014Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini2

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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