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      THE AMPHIBIAN FAUNA IN THE VILLAVICENCIO REGION OF EASTERN COLOMBIA Translated title: La fauna anfibia en la región de Villavicencio en el este de Colombia

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          The Villavicencio Region, at the base of the eastern mountain range, harbors an amphibian fauna consisting of three caecilians, 45 frogs, and one salamander. This fauna includes 16 abundant species of frogs and toads that occupy open habitats and which do not invade forested areas of these lowlands. An additional 24 species require moist conditions and occur principally in areas supporting forests. Seven other species are species of the Andean slopes that have their lowest records in the lowlands. This local fauna is enriched in treefrogs and impoverished in terms of centrolenids and leptodactylids relative to the diversities of various amphibian groups in the country as a whole.

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          En la región de Villavicencio, en la base de la cordillera Oriental, se encuentra una fauna de anfibios que consiste de tres cecilias, 45 ranas y una salamandra. La fauna incluye 16 especies abundantes que ocupan hábitats abiertos y no entran en áreas de bosque. Otras veinticuatro especies requieren condiciones más húmedas y ocupan áreas boscosas. Siete especies pueden establecerse en las laderas andinas, aunque también se encuentran en las tierras bajas. La fauna local es rica en hílidos y pobre en centrolénidos y leptodactylidos con relación a los valores de riqueza y diversidad en otras áreas del país.

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                Caldasia
                Caldasia
                Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Facultad de Ciencias-Universidad Nacional de Colombia (Bogotá, Cundinamarca, Colombia )
                0366-5232
                June 2006
                : 28
                : 1
                : 135-155
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                [01] Bogotá orgnameUniversidad Nacional de Colombia orgdiv1Instituto de Ciencias Naturales orgdiv2Laboratorio de Anfibios jdlynch@ 123456unal.edu.co
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                S0366-52322006000100014
                01109b03-8cce-42de-af7f-ad9889b70f08

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                ranas,piedemonte,Cecilias,Zoogeography,Salamanders,Piedmont,Frogs,zoogeografía,Caecilians,salamandras

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