Gastrotheca marsupiata (Duméril & Bibron, 1841)

Taxonomic Classification

Gastrotheca marsupiata is a species of frog that belongs to the family Hemiphractidae.

Geographic Range

This species occurs in Amazonian drainage systems of the Andes, ranging from central Peru to southern Bolivia.

Common Names

Its common names include marsupian frog and common marsupial frog. The now synonymized taxa Leptodactylus andicola and Eleutherodactylus andicola also have the common name Boettger's robber frog, which is associated with this species.

Habitat

It is a locally common frog that can be found in primary, secondary, and disturbed cloud forests and montane forests within the valleys of the central Andes.