Amphibians (Amphibia, Anura and Caudata) and reptiles (Reptilia, Squamata) from the headwaters of Río Guázaro on the Caribbean versant of Veraguas province, western Panama

Study Extent

Our Study took place in the Caribbean versant of Northern Veraguas, it started at 08.5482°N, 081.0480°W and expands to 08.6531°N, 081.0337°W around the trail to Cocuyos.

Sampling

We searched for reptiles and amphibans during daytime and during the nigth. We caugth the animals by hand or with the aid of a snake hook. After catching the animals were photographed and then euthanized. The animals were euthanized by using a pericardial injection of T61 (Intervet International, Unterschleißheim, Germany). After euthanization we took tissue samples of the animals to get data about their genetic information.

Quality Control

We took photos of the animals in live, to ensure the documentation of the colour of the animals which differs when they are preserved. Tissue of the animals was taken by scissors which were sterilized by using the fire of a lighter.

Method steps

1. Fieldwork, preservation and documentation of the speciemens follows Lotzkat (2014). relevant literature: Lotzkat S (2014) Diversity, taxonomy, and biogeography of the reptiles inhabiting the highlands of the Cordillera Central (Serranía de Talamanca and Serranía de Tabasará) in western Panama. PhD thesis, Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 930 pp. http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/37824

herpetological checklist

1. Reptilia
   common name: Reptiles rank: class
2. Amphibia
   common name: amphibians rank: class
3. Lissamphibia
   common name: Amphibia rank: class
4. Squamata
   common name: squamates rank: order
5. Anura
   common name: frogs rank: order
6. Urodela
   common name: salamanders rank: order
7. Bufonidae
   common name: toads rank: family
8. Atelopus
   common name: harlequin toads rank: genus
9. Atelopus varius
   common name: variable harlequin toad rank: species
10. Rhaebo
    common name: cope toads rank: genus
11. Rhaebo haematiticus
    common name: truando toad rank: species
12. Centrolenidae
    common name: glass frogs rank: family
13. Hyalinobatrachium
    common name: neotropical glass frogs rank: genus
14. Hyalinobatrachium fleischmanni
    common name: Fleischmann's glass frog rank: species
15. Sachatamia
    rank: genus
16. Sachatamia albomaculata
    rank: species
17. Teratohyla
    rank: genus
18. Teratohyla pulverata
    common name: powdered glass frog rank: species
19. Teratohyla spinosa
    common name: spiny Cochran frog rank: species
20. Craugastoridae
    common name: fleshbelly frogs rank: family
21. Craugastor
    rank: genus
22. Craugastor crassidigitus
    common name: Isla Bonita robber frog rank: species
23. Pristimantis
    common name: robber frogs rank: genus
24. Pristimantis cruentus
    common name: Chiriqui robber frog rank: species
25. Eleutherodactylidae
    common name: rain frogs rank: family
26. Diasporus
    common name: dink frogs rank: genus
27. Diasporus quidditus
    rank: species
28. Hylidae
    common name: tree frogs rank: family
29. Agalychnis
    rank: genus
30. Agalychnis lemur
    common name: lemur leaf frog rank: species
31. Ranidae
    common name: true frogs rank: family
32. Lithobates
    rank: genus
33. Lithobates warszewitschii
    common name: Warszewitsch's frog rank: species
34. Caudata
    common name: salamanders rank: unranked
35. Plethodontidae
    common name: lungless salamanders rank: family
36. Bolitoglossa
    common name: mushroom-tongued salamanders rank: genus
37. Bolitoglossa schizodactyla
    common name: Cocle salamander rank: species
38. Gymnophiona
    rank: order
39. Sauria
    rank: unranked
40. Corytophanidae
    common name: casquehead lizards rank: family
41. Basiliscus
    common name: basilisks rank: genus
42. Basiliscus plumifrons
    common name: plumed basilisk rank: species
43. Dactyloidae
    common name: anoles rank: family
44. Norops
    rank: genus
45. Norops capito
    common name: bighead anole rank: species
46. Norops humilis
    common name: humble anole rank: species
47. Norops limifrons
    common name: slender anole rank: species
48. Norops lionotus
    common name: lion anole rank: species
49. Anolis
    rank: genus
50. Gymnophtalmidae
    common name: spectacled lizards rank: family
51. Echinosaura
    common name: spined tegus rank: genus
52. Echinosaura panamensis
    common name: Panama teiid rank: species
53. Serpentes
    common name: snakes rank: suborder
54. Dipsadidae
    rank: family
55. Imantodes
    common name: blunt-headed vine snakes rank: genus
56. Imantodes cenchoa
    common name: fiddle-string snake rank: species
57. Sibon
    rank: genus
58. Sibon argus
    common name: Argus snail sucker rank: species
59. Elapidae
    common name: elapids rank: family
60. Micrurus
    common name: coral snakes rank: genus
61. Micrurus stewarti
    common name: Panamenian coral snake rank: species
62. Viperidae
    common name: vipers rank: family
63. Bothrops
    rank: genus
64. Bothrops asper
    common name: Terciopelo rank: species
65. Porthidium
    common name: hognose pitvipers rank: genus
66. Porthidium nasutum
    common name: rainforest hognosed pitviper rank: species

headwaters of Río Guázaro on the Caribbean versant of northern Veraguas province, western Panama