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Hyloscirtus arcanus Rivera-Correa, Ron, Nunes, Araujo-Vieira, Pinheiro, and Grant, 2024
Hyloscirtus arcanus Rivera-Correa, Ron, Nunes, Araujo-Vieira, Pinheiro, and Grant, 2024, Zootaxa, 5474: 104. Holotype: KU 202730, by original designation. Type locality: "Ecuador, Provincia de Morona-Santiago, 23.3 km WSW Plan de Milagro, (-3.2075, -78.5450; 2350 m a.s.l)". Zoobank publication registration: 9D116893-67D4-4F4F-8179-17D173FD4818
Common Names
None noted.
Distribution
Within 2 km of the type locality on the eastern Andean slopes of Provincia Morona Santiago, Ecuador, elevation 2,350 to 2,425 m.
Geographic Occurrence
Natural Resident: Ecuador
Endemic: Ecuador
Comment
In the Hyloscirtus larynopygion group and previously confused with Hyloscirtus lindae according to the original publication, where molecular markers and morphological distinctions were detailed.
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