First record of the rain frog Pristimantis myersi (Goin &amp; Cochran, 1963) (Anura, Craugastoridae) for Ecuador

Fernando Rojas Runjaic; Juan Guayasamin

doi:10.15560/11.1.1542

Check List 11(1): e19140, doi: 10.15560/11.1.1542

First record of the rain frog Pristimantis myersi (Goin & Cochran, 1963) (Anura, Craugastoridae) for Ecuador

Fernando J. M. Rojas-Runjaic^‡, Juan M. Guayasamin^§

‡ Fundación La Salle de Ciencias Naturales, Museo de Historia Natural La Salle; Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil§ Universidad Tecnológica Indoamérica, Ecuador

Corresponding author: Fernando Rojas-Runjaic ( rojas_runjaic@yahoo.com )

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Citation: Rojas Runjaic F, Guayasamin J (2015) First record of the rain frog Pristimantis myersi (Goin & Cochran, 1963) (Anura, Craugastoridae) for Ecuador. Check List 11(1): 1542. https://doi.org/10.15560/11.1.1542

Abstract

Pristimantis myersi is a small Andean frog that inhabits paramos, sub-paramos and upper Andean forests at elevations between 2,900–3,275 m. It is known from about a dozen localities in the southern end of the Cordillera Central of the Colombian Andes. Herein, we report for the first time the presence of this species in Ecuador, based on ten specimens from three localities in the provinces of Imbabura and Sucumbíos. The species’ range is extended and a distribution map with the Ecuadorian records is provided.

Keywords

Amphibia; Terrarana; Cutín; direct-developing frog; Andes