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Anuran inventory in a locality of the buffer area of La Amistad International Park, Costa Rica: pilot study for Citizen Science application
(Murcia: Servicio de publicaciones de la Universidad de Murcia, 2018) Gómez-Hoyos, Diego; Méndez-Arrieta, Rafael; Méndez-Arrieta, Adams; Seisdedos-de-Vergara, Rocío; Abarca, Juan; Barrio-Amorós, Cesar; González-Maya, José
We present an anuran inventory in the buffer area of La Amistad International Park performed by local people. Results are discussed around the Citizen Science framework and their application for amphibian studies, as well as the uncertainty level of the species’ identification by photographs. Fifteen anuran species were recorded, of which six where considered to be reliably identified, and extrapolated species richness estimate was ~20 species. We recognized the altitudinal extension range of Scinax boulengeri. In many rural areas in the Neotropic the citizens that could be involved in research are farmers. Also, the data they can provide is usually from isolated areas, and therefore can be useful for contributing on amphibian knowledge.