Betulia, Santander
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Location of the municipality and town of Betulia, Santander in the Santander Department of Colombia. | |
| Coordinates: 6°54′00″N 73°17′01″W / 6.90000°N 73.28361°W | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Department | Santander |
| Province | Yariguies |
| Founded (town) | February 13, 1844 |
| Incorporated (parish) | June 6, 1845 |
| Founded by | Pedro Guarín José María Prada Julián García Pedro Gómez |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Lina Maria Alfonso Rojas |
| Area | |
| 413.3 km2 (159.576 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 1,840 m (7,217.847 ft) |
| Population (2005)[1] | |
| 5,350 | |
| • Density | 12.9/km2 (33.5/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,183 |
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| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
| Climate | Cfb |
| Website | http://www.betulia-santander.gov.co/ |
Betulia is a town and municipality in the Santander Department in northeastern Colombia.
Biodiversity
Frog Hypodactylus adercus is only known from Betulia, its type locality.[2][3]
The high Andean forest located west of the municipal center of Betulia is an isolated remnant of the Serranía de los Yariguíes National Natural Park. Several trails cross this forest, where over 120 bird species have been recorded, including many endemics such as the Black Inca (Coeligena prunellei), the Wattled Guan (Aburria aburri), the Colombian Chango (Macroagelaius subalaris), and the Yariguí Antpitta (Grallaria ruficapilla ssp. nov.). These and many other species can be observed in the surrounding forests of Black Inca House, a local nature lodge dedicated to birdwatching and the conservation of native Andean ecosystems.
References
- ^ Ceso General 2005 (PDF) (in Spanish), Bogotá: DANE, 2005, p. 494, ISBN 978-958-624-072-7, archived from the original (PDF) on June 11, 2008, retrieved June 1, 2009
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2017). "Hypodactylus adercus (Lynch, 2003)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ^ Acosta Galvis, A. R.; D. Cuentas (2017). "Hypodactylus adercus (Lynch, 2003)". Lista de los Anfibios de Colombia V.07.2017.0. www.batrachia.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2017.