The systematic status and life history of Hyla verrucigera Werner

Hyla verrucigera Werner (Anura: Hylidae) is placed in the genus Osteocephalus. Hyla riopastazae Andersson and Hyla orcesi Funkhouser are junior synonyms of Osteocephalus verrucigerus, a species known from the Amazonian slopes of the Andes from southern Colombia, Ecuador, and central Per{ú}. Males have tuberculate skin dorsally, whereas females are smooth. The skull of O. verrucigerus is completely roofed, smooth, and lacks a dermal sphenethmoid. The heavily pigmented tadpoles have two upper and five lower tooth rows and develop in quiet pools in streams.