Leptodactylus wagneri

SPECIES

1. KingdomAnimalia
2. PhylumChordata
3. ClassAmphibia
4. OrderAnura
5. FamilyLeptodactylidae

Observations recorded3,297

Leptodactylus wagneri (Peters, 1862)Plectromantis wagneri Peters, 1862:232 [type locality: “der Westseite der Anden in Ecuador (Peters, 1862:233)” in error, catalog entry for the holotype “Pastassa;” holotype destroyed, formerly in ZSM collection, Munich].Leptodactylus wagneri.—Nieden, 1923:479 [first apparent association of wagneri with Leptodactylus].DIAGNOSIS.—Leptodactylus wagneri occurs along the amazonian flanks of the Andes and is known to occur with or in the same general region as the following Leptodactylus species with toe fringes (excepting L. ocellatus and its closest relatives): L. bolivianus, colombiensis, dantasi, diedrus, griseigularis, leptodactyloides, pascoensis, and petersii. Leptodactylus wagneri does not reach the same size as bolivianus (wagneri females 52–82 mm SVL, males 39–61 mm SVL; bolivianus females to 88 mm SVL, males to 94 mm SVL). Few L. wagneri have distinct posterior lip stripes, and all discernible lip stripes in wagneri extend from the posterior corner of the eye; many bolivianus have light stripes on the entire upper lip including under the eye. Leptodactylus wagneri is larger than colombiensis (colombiensis females 38–62 mm SVL, males 36–56 mm

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