Pristimantis briceni (Boulenger 1903) *

Syntypes: MCZ 3888 and 7601, NHMW 22871 (3 specimens); UMMZ 46471 .

Type locality: “ Merida (Mérida), Venezuela, at an altitude (elevation) of 1,600 metres.” Elevation may be in error, as it is known from 2,600 to 3,400 m; 1,600 m is the elevation of Merida, from where the specimens were shipped.

Distribution: Region 1. Sierra de la Culata in subpáramo and páramo habitats in Venezuelan Andes of Mérida State.

Remarks: Considered type species of genus Mucubatrachus La Marca, 2007 . Barrio-Amorós et al. (2013) show this species is phylogenetically embedded in Pristimantis . Not assigned to any species group (Hedges et al. 2008; Padial et al. 2014).

Selected references: Boulenger (1903); Lutz (1927); Ginés (1959); Rivero (1961, 1982c, 1983); Lynch (1976); La Marca (2007); Barrio-Amorós et al. (2013).