Mannophryne venezuelensis Manzanilla, Jowers, La Marca and García-París, 2007 *

Holotype: EBRG 4924.

Type locality: “ From approximately 4.0 km east of San Juan de Las Galdonas, Municipio Arismendi, Estado Sucre, Venezuela, 10°43’N, 62°48’W, altitude 180 m. ”

Distribution: Region 2. Distributed along the Península de Paria, 0–1,000 m asl.

Remarks: Many populations of Mannophryne from Coastal Range were previously assigned to Mannophryne trinitatis (including M. venezuelensis) until Barrio-Amorós et al. (2006b) based on previously published evidence (Rivero 1961; La Marca 1994; Kaiser et al. 2003) restricted its distribution to Trinidad. First species of the genus defined based on an integrative approach with morphological, genetic, and bioacoustic evidence (Manzanilla et al. 2007b).

Selected references: Barrio-Amorós et al. (2006b; 2010b); Manzanilla et al. (2007 a, 2009).