Dendropsophus minutus (Peters, 1872)

Camper, Jeffrey D., Torres-Carvajal, Omar, Ron, Santiago R., Nilsson, Jonas, Arteaga, Alejandro, Knowles, Travis W. & Arbogast, Brian S., 2021, Amphibians and reptiles of Wildsumaco Wildlife Sanctuary, Napo Province, Ecuador, Check List 17 (3), pp. 729-751 : 734

Dendropsophus minutus (Peters, 1872)

Material examined. ECUADOR • 4 adults; Napo Province, WWS, shallow pond in pasture; 00.6801°S, 077.6071°W; 1406 m a.s.l.; 28 July 2012; QCAZ 53977 to 53980 • 1 juvenile; Napo Province, WWS, F.A.C.E. Trail; 7 Aug. 2019; QCAZ 76419 • 1 adult; Napo Prov- ince, WWS, along road approximately 100 m down slope from WBS; 14 Aug. 2019; QCAZ 76422 .

Identification. These tiny treefrogs range in dorsal coloration from cream to greenish to maroon with tiny black flecks. They usually have a darker triangular marking be- tween the eyes with the apex pointing posteriorly. There

is a pale stripe running from the cloaca to the heel.

Habitat. Large choruses of this species inhabit a pond in a pasture near secondary forest. Specimens have also been found in primary forest and along the edge of secondary forest.

Taxonomic notes. A molecular phylogeny by Gehara et al. (2014) indicates that Ecuadorian populations of D. minutus may represent an undescribed species.