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Osornophryne puruanta Gluesenkamp and Guayasamin, 2008
Osornophryne puruanta Gluesenkamp and Guayasamin, 2008, Zootaxa, 1828: 19. Holotype: QCAZ 11471, by original designation. Type locality: "near Laguna de Puruanta (00° 13′ N, 77° 57′ W, 3500 m. a.s.l.), Cordillera de Pimampiro, Provincia de Imbabura, Ecuador".
Common Names
Puruanta Toadlet (Coloma and Duellman, 2025, Amph. Ecuador. Vol. 2: xxxi).
Sapito de Puruanta (Spanish: Coloma and Duellman, 2025, Amph. Ecuador. Vol. 2: xxxi).
Distribution
Cordillera Oriental in Imbabura and Sucumbíos provinces, Ecuador, 3471 to 3638 m elevation.
Geographic Occurrence
Natural Resident: Ecuador
Endemic: Ecuador
Comment
Coloma and Duellman, 2025, Amph. Ecuador. Vol. 2: 263–265, 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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