Gastrotheca riobambae
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The Andean marsupial tree frog (Gastrotheca riobambae), also known as the Riobamba marsupial frog or Riobamba pouched frog, is a species of frog in the family Hemiphractidae. It is endemic to Ecuador. The adult male frog is about 34.1 – 56.8 mm long from nose to rear end and the adult female frog is about 48.6 – 66.4 mm. It has a broad, depressed body. Skin is smooth above but granulated below.
This frog lives on vegetation in forests on mountains. It can live in a variety of habitats: forest, meadow, cornfields, city parks, and in dry, rocky hillsides. Scientists have seen the frog between 1,578 and 3,449 m (5,177 and 11,316 ft) above sea level.
Scientists have reported the frog in protected places: Reserva Ecológica Los Ilinizas, Reserva Ecológica Cotacachi-Cayapas, Parque Nacional Cotopaxi, Refugio de Vida Silvestre Pasochoa, and Reserva de Producción Faunística Chimborazo.
Within this genus, the males transfer the eggs from the female's cloaca to their dorsal pouch, where they remain until they reach the tadpole stage. The eggs remain in the pouch for approximately five to six weeks. While in the pouch, each tadpole develops a structure... Wikipedia →
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Quito | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
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| 1 | Saint Louis Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Wilhelma | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 3 | Blue Planet Aquarium | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 4 | Wiwa Quito | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Andean Marsupial Frog sighting in Quito on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and August
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Andean Marsupial Frog in Quito on a given day, against under 5% in April, July, October and December–January, the lowest months. Those are among Quito's driest months, with about 40 mm of rain a month against 180 mm in April.
Only Quito, in our data
Quito is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Andean Marsupial Frog sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Andean Marsupial Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Quito (14 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
