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Sound guide of the amphibians of Cuba Editors: Roberto Alonso, Ariel Rodríguez & Rafael Márquez

First sound guide of Cuban amphibians with individual recordings and pictures of 56 species, and seven soundscapes that illustrate the acoustical richness of Cuban nights. 28 page bilingual booklet with pictures of all species, CD format.

Sound samples Click on thumbnail to view larger picture and listen to the advertisement call


Bufo cataulaciceps Schwartz, 1959,

Advertisement calls (other cospecifics in the background). Los Indios, Isla de la Juventud.
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Bufo fustiger Schwartz, 1960,

Advertisement calls (other cospecifics in the background). Río San Juan, Sierra del Rosario, Pinar del Río.
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Bufo peltocephalus Tschudi, 1838,

Bufo peltocephalus chorus in a temporary pond.
Río Turquino, Santiago de Cuba.
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Eleutherodactylus atkinsi Dunn, 1925,

Type I advertisement calls of E.a.estradai (background, insects).
Type II advertisement calls of E.a.estradai.
Yunque de Baracoa, Guantánamo.
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Eleutherodactylus eileenae Dunn, 1926,

Advertisement calls (other conspecifics in the background and E. varians). Viñales, Pinar del Río.
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Eleutherodactylus limbatus Cope, 1862,

Advertisement calls. Soroa, Sierra del Rosario, Pinar del Río.
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Eleutherodactylus ronaldi Schwartz, 1960,

Advertisement calls (background, insects). Río Duaba, Guantánamo.
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Eleutherodactylus varleyi Dunn, 1925,

Advertisement calls (other conspecifics in the background). Topes de Collantes, Sancti Spíritus.
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Osteopilus septentrionalis
Duméril & Bibron, 1841,

Advertisement calls (other conspecifics and insect in the background). Bahía de Taco, Guantánamo.
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Authors of recordings and editors

Special thanksThe publication of the sound guide was made possible by

Fonoteca Zoológica, the animal sound library of the National Museum of Natural Sciences (CSIC) of Madrid, Spain. (www.FonoZoo.com).

IES Instituto de Ecología y Sistemática de Cuba (www.ecosis.cu)

Asociación Herpetológica Española (www.herpetologica.org)

Published and distributed by




ALOSA (www.sonidosdelanaturaleza.com)