Many colours
Brown, greyish, reddish, cream and bright orange individuals have been described.
Pristimantis achatinus
Cachabi Robber Frog
From egg to frog
The young hatch as tiny froglets, without a free-living aquatic tadpole stage.
Maternal attendance
In Manizales, a female was observed covering a clutch of 38 eggs with her body and head.
Rapid calling
In the population studied in El Cerrito, each call lasted an average of just 0.21 seconds.
Distribution
Records consulted from Colombia's Pacific region and western Andes. It also occurs in Panama and Ecuador.