MICROHABITAT USE OF Rheobates palmatus (WERNER 1899) (ANURA: AROMOBATIDAE) IN A RIVERSIDE ECOSYSTEM OF VILLA DE LEYVA, COLOMBIA.

Abstract

Microhabitat use in Rheobates palmatus Werner, 1899 is described based upon six individuals living in a sector of a stream called El Guamo in the Vereda Sabana, Villa de Leyva municipality, Boyacá department, Colombia. In order to describe the individual’s microhabitat, environmental temperature, relative humidity, substrate and horizontal position (proximity to water bodies) were measured. The range of environmental temperature (14.6-18.4 oC) and relative humidity (80–93%) where the individuals were recorded was characteristic of a cold and wet zone, as well as the types of substrates associated with the stream. Similarly, the species individuals were recorded nearby the stream and in remote areas near pastures. This work is the first basic record on microhabitat characteristics used by R. palmatus for the municipality of Villa de Leyva.