Pristimantis resistencia Ortega, Brito-M., and Ron, 2022

Class: Amphibia > Order: Anura > Superfamily: Brachycephaloidea > Family: Strabomantidae > Subfamily: Pristimantinae > Genus: Pristimantis > Species: Pristimantis resistencia

Pristimantis resistencia Ortega, Brito-M., and Ron, 2022, PeerJ, 10 (e13761): 34. Holotype: QCAZ 66519, by original designation. Type locality: "Ecuador, Pastaza Province, canton Mera, Parish Mera, San Rafael, Ankaku Community Reserve, buffer zone of Llanganates National Park (1.2801° S; 78.0822° W), 2,451 m". Zoobank publication registration: AFBD6AC9-D3E2-4112-AC3F-A2156268ECB3

English Names

Resistance Rain Frog (original publication). 

Distribution

Surroundings of Ankaku Community in Llanganates National Park, Pastaza Province, Ecuador, 2271–2451 m elevation. 

Geographic Occurrence

Natural Resident: Ecuador

Endemic: Ecuador

Comment

Comparative morphology and molecular markers detailed in the original publication, where the species was assigned to the new Pristimantis anaiae species group, of uncertain placement within Pristimantis

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