Pristimantis yonke Chávez, Aznaran, Wong, Victoriano-Cigüeñas, García Ayachi, Valencia-Málaga, Ormeño, Gulman, Sumiano-Mejía, Thompson, and Catenazzi, 2025

Class: Amphibia > Order: Anura > Superfamily: Brachycephaloidea > Family: Craugastoridae > Subfamily: Pristimantinae > Genus: Pristimantis > Species: Pristimantis yonke

Pristimantis yonke Chávez, Aznaran, Wong, Victoriano-Cigüeñas, García Ayachi, Valencia-Málaga, Ormeño, Gulman, Sumiano-Mejía, Thompson, and Catenazzi, 2025, Evol. Syst., 9: 159. Holotype: CORBIDI 26399, by original designation. Type locality: "Laguna Negra trail, Ayabaca Province, Piura Region, Peru (4°55'52.58"S, 79°29'8.41"W; 2933 m a.s.l.)". ZooBank Publication registration: 02FC2857-6A31-4305-A5DB-A6C7E7A4CD6E

Common Names

None noted. 

Distribution

Known from two localities on the western slopes of the Cordillera de Huancabamba: Laguna Negra trail and Bosque de Ramos, which are 28.8 km (airline) apart, at 2949 and 3000 m, Ayabaca Province, Piura Region, Peru. 

Geographic Occurrence

Natural Resident: Peru

Endemic: Peru

Comment

Most similar to Pristimantis morlaco according to the original publication, where comparative morphology and molecular markers were detailed. 

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