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Holotypic form of Fantastica
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I've been researching R. fantastica "true nominal" after picking up a few earlier this month. I found a copy of the original article and first drawing here:
http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/286 ... 2/mode/1up [ATTACHMENT NOT FOUND] Here is the text from his original description: Quote:Boulenger, G. A. (1884). On a collection of frogs from Yurimaguas, Huallaga River, Northern Peru. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1883, 635-638. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7998.1883.tb06669.xIt's fascinating seeing the original artwork from 125+ years ago. It's sad that they likely won't be there 125 years from now if the deforestation UE noted on their site continues. Understory Enterprises Wrote:Described by Boulenger 1883 from specimens colleced near Yurimaguas. Extensive searching by ourselves and other interested colleagues has until recently failed to find a fantastica with the solid coloured head as depicted in its description near the vicinity of Yurimaguas. However, Evan Twomey , in July 2011 found several specimens within a few kilometers of Yurimaguas, which appear to be a perfect match of the long lost holotypic form of fantastica. The gently undulating terrain in the vicinity of Yurimaguas has been heavily deforested in recent generations as is the case near any major city in Peru, and this has led to a severely diminished range for this morph.
Jim from Austin --- Lorenzo keepers PM me about a US breeding program
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