Pristimantis eriphus complex

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 eriphus complex

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Remarks.

One female specimen (DHMECN 14436) with body size of 25.53 mm, a male specimen (DHMEN 14437) with body size of 11.37 mm and five male specimens (DHMECN 14438- 14439-14487-14440-14441) of body sizes of 15.3 mm up to 22.91 mm, were collected on bush leaves and branches 170 cm from the ground, in Machay Reserve montane forests at elevations ranging from 2230 m to 2310 m. This species had already been registered in other EcoMinga Reserves, such as the Cerro Candelaria Reserve and the Río Zuñag Reserve. This species is characterised by having a conical tubercle on the upper eyelid and the heel and by having coppery to red iris in females, dark yellow in males.

Figures

Figure 21. Pristimantis eriphus complex. Female (DHMECN 14437). A lateral view B frontal view, male (DHMECN 14436) C lateral view. Photographs by Mario H. Yanez-Munoz.