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Pristimantis numbala Székely, Székely, Armijos-Ojeda, Hualpa-Vega, and Vörös, 2023
Pristimantis numbala Székely, Székely, Armijos-Ojeda, Hualpa-Vega, and Vörös, 2023, Herpetol. Monogr., 37: 60. Holotype: MUTPL 1190, by original designation. Type locality: "Ecuador, Zamora Chinchipe Province, Reserva Numbala (4.4065°S, 79.0885°W), 2,875 m". ZooBank publication registration: 8708D1C7-8AA7-4F0A-B32F-48993C149D3B
Common Names
Numbala Rain Frog (original publication).
Cutin de Numbala (Coloma and Duellman, 2025, Amph. Ecuador. Vol. 4: 444).
Distribution
known only from the Reserva Numbala, Zamora Chinchipe Province, Ecuador, and its immediate proximity with an elevational range of 2860 to 2880 m in subpáramo habitat.
Geographic Occurrence
Natural Resident: Ecuador
Endemic: Ecuador
Comment
In the Pristimantis orestes group, Pristimantis colodactylus subgroup, according to the original publication, where comparative morphometrics and molecular markers were detailed. Coloma and Duellman, 2025, Amph. Ecuador. Vol. 4: 444–446, provided an account, with photographs, which summarized identification, adult morphology, systematics, natural history, distribution (including a dot map for Ecuador), and conservation.
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