DISTRIBUCIÓN: In spite of increasing knowledge about the diversity of anuran amphibians in Colombia (BernaL & Lynch 2008;Galvis-Peñuela et al. 2011; Costa-Galvis 2012), there are still many gaps with regard to the known distribution of the species. Detection of the presence of anuran species in places from which they were previously unrecorded establishes a baseline for the study of species richness, optimizing con servation plans, and research in the fields of taxonomy, systematics and natural history. This is the first report on the occurrence of the hylid frog Pseudis paradoxa (Linnaeus, 175) in the north Colombian department of Guajira (Fig. 1a).
Pseudis paradoxa, the Paradoxical Frog (Fig. 1B) is characterized by its medium body size (SVL 45-75 mm), relatively small head and protruding eyes in dorsolateral position with a yellow iris crossed by a brown bar (Lescure & Marty 2000). Its common name makes reference to the extraordinary size of the tadpole relative to that of adult individuals (Emerson 1988). The distribution of this species covers Colombia, Guyana, Suriname, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Venezuela and the islands of Trinidad and Tobago (Frost 2014). In Colombia, it is present in the the lower Rio Magdalena area (Departments of Antioquia, Atlántico, Bolivar, Cesar, Cordoba, Magdalena, Santander, Sucre) as well as the departments of Arauca and Meta in the eastern region of Colombia (Fig. 1a)…..
