Chiasmocleis abofoa Rojas-Padilla, Gagliardi-Urrutia, Rios-Alva, and Castroviejo-Fisher, 2022

Class: Amphibia > Order: Anura > Family: Microhylidae > Subfamily: Gastrophryninae > Genus: Chiasmocleis > Species: Chiasmocleis abofoa

Chiasmocleis abofoa Rojas-Padilla, Gagliardi-Urrutia, Rios-Alva, and Castroviejo-Fisher, 2022, Zootaxa, 5195: 27. Holotype: CRBIIAP 2507 [MCP 14084], by original designation. Type locality: “Asociación Bosques del Futuro Ojos de Agua” (6°50′50.36″ S, 76°27′47.75″ W, 364 m a.s.l.), district of Pucacaca, province of Picota, department of San Martin, Peru". Zoobank publication registration: A686CD60-87C6-406F-89C9-322BB73E4E2F

English Names

ABOFOA’s Humming Frog (original publication). 

Distribution

Currently known only from two localities in the District of Pucacaca, Province of Picota, Department of San Martin, Peru, 311 to 364 m elevation

Geographic Occurrence

Natural Resident: Peru

Endemic: Peru

Comment

The sister taxon of Chiasmocleis bassleri + Chiasmocleis supercilialba, according to the original publication where comparative morphology, osteology, and molecular markers were detailed. 

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