Pristimantis aff. tungurahua, Reyes-Puig, Yanez-Munoz, Cisneros-Heredia & Ramirez, 2011

Reyes-Puig 1,2, Juan Pablo, Reyes-Puig 1,3,4, Carolina, Franco-Mena 5,6, Daniela, Jost 2, Lou & Yanez-Munoz 1,2, Mario H., 2022, Strong differentiation between amphibian communities on two adjacent mountains in the Upper Rio Pastaza watershed of Ecuador, with descriptions of two new species of terrestrial frogs, ZooKeys 1081, pp. 35-87 : 35

Pristimantis aff. tungurahua

Figure 25

Remarks.

A specimen (DHMECN 14445) of body size of 21.04 mm was collected on a fern leaf 110 cm from the ground, in the montane forests of Machay Reserve at 2600 m elevation. This species is very similar to Pristimantis tungurahua found in nearby localities, such as the Cerro Candelaria Reserve, Naturetrek-Vizcaya Reserve and Chamana Reserve. However, the Machay Reserve’s specimen differs in that it has patterns with white spots in the groin and ventral surfaces, as opposed to the red belly and dark colour of P. tungurahua .

Figures

Figure 25. Pristimantis sp. aff. Pristimantis tungurahua (DHMECN 14445). Photograph by Mario H. Yanez-Munoz