Phyllonastes dicaprioi Ortega, Cisneros-Heredia, Camper, Romero-Carvajal, Negrete, and Ron, 2025

Class: Amphibia > Order: Anura > Superfamily: Brachycephaloidea > Family: Strabomantidae > Subfamily: Holoadeninae > Genus: Phyllonastes > Species: Phyllonastes dicaprioi

Phyllonastes dicaprioi Ortega, Cisneros-Heredia, Camper, Romero-Carvajal, Negrete, and Ron, 2025, Zool. J. Linn. Soc., 203: 28. Holotype:DHMECN 13729, by original designation. Type locality: "República del Ecuador, province of El Oro, El Retiro (3.206528°S, 79.67977°W, 1705 m a.s.l.)" Zoobank Publication registration: 10ED7D3B-C7E9-4FA5-BD47-45D87308D3AA

Common Names

DiCaprio’s Leaflitter Frog (original publication). 

Cutín de Hojarasca de DiCaprio (original publication).

Distribution

Known from the Western Montane Forest of the province El Oro, Ecuador, between 1330 and 1705 m elevation. 

Geographic Occurrence

Natural Resident: Ecuador

Endemic: Ecuador

Comment

Molecular markers and comparative morphology detailed in the original publication. 

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