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

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

Phyllonastes sardinayacu Ortega, Cisneros-Heredia, Camper, Romero-Carvajal, Negrete, and Ron, 2025, Zool. J. Linn. Soc., 203: 36. Holotype: QCAZ 58822, by original designation. Type locality: "Ecuador, Morona Santiago Province, Canton Morona, Sinaí Parish, Sangay National Park, Sardinayacu, trail to El Enmascarado Lagoon from refuge 3 (2.0500°S, 78.2196°W), 1798 m a.s.l."Zoobank Publication Registration: 10ED7D3B-C7E9-4FA5-BD47-45D87308D3AA

Common Names

Sardinayacu Leaflitter Frog (original publication). 

Cutín de Hojarasca de Sardinayacu (original publication). 

Distribution

Known only from the type locality (Sangay National Park, Morona-Santiago Province, Ecuador), 1798 m elevation. 

Geographic Occurrence

Natural Resident: Ecuador

Endemic: Ecuador

Comment

Comparative morphology and molecular markers detailed in the original publication. 

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