Gastrotheca cuencana Carvajal-Endara, Coloma, Morales-Mite, Guayasamin, Székely, and Duellman, 2019

Class: Amphibia > Order: Anura > Family: Hemiphractidae > Genus: Gastrotheca > Species: Gastrotheca cuencana

Gastrotheca (Duellmania) cuencana Carvajal-Endara, Coloma, Morales-Mite, Guayasamin, Székely, and Duellman, 2019, Zootaxa, 4562: 17. Holotype: CJ 1391, by original designation. Type locality: "the city of Cuenca, 2579 m (02° 53' 57.91" S, 79° 01' 52.79" W), Azuay Province, Ecuador". Zoobank publication registration: DDB73CA2-F300-4C72-B936-A6685ED775AE

English Names

None noted. 

Distribution

Known from the Paute Basin in the Provinces of Azuay, Cañar and Morona Santiago, Euador, of which includes the eastern and western Cordilleras, elevation 2407–3172 m. 

Geographic Occurrence

Natural Resident: Ecuador

Endemic: Ecuador

Comment

The sister species of Gastrotheca litonedis according to the original publication. 

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