Check List 17(1): 145-150, doi: 10.15560/17.1.145

Elevational range extension of the marsupial frog, Gastrotheca marsupiata (Duméril & Bibron, 1841) (Anura, Hemiphractidae), from southern Peru

Emma Steigerwald^‡, Anton Sorokin^§, F. Peter Condori^|, Y. Jared Guevara^¶, Gumercindo Crispin^#, Juan C. Chaparro^¤

‡ University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, United States of America§ East Carolina University, Greenville, United States of America| Museo de Historia Natural de la Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco, Cusco, Peru¶ Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco, Cusco, Peru# Centro poblado de Pucarumi, Distrito de Ocongate, Peru¤ Museo de Historia Natural de la Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco (MHNC), Cusco, Peru

Corresponding author: Emma Steigerwald ( emma.c.steigerwald@gmail.com )

Academic editor: Javier Ernesto Cortés Suárez

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Citation: Steigerwald E, Sorokin A, Condori FP, Guevara YJ, Crispin G, Chaparro JC (2021) Elevational range extension of the marsupial frog, Gastrotheca marsupiata (Duméril & Bibron, 1841) (Anura, Hemiphractidae), from southern Peru. Check List 17(1): 145-150. https://doi.org/10.15560/17.1.145

Abstract

We extend by 300 m the known upper elevational range of the Marsupial frog, Gastrotheca marsupiata (Dumeril & Bibron, 1841), to 4,660 m a.s.l. This record makes G. marsupiata the highest occurring frog in its genus, which is already characterized by high-elevation distributions. We suggest that this record may represent a case of climate-induced range shifting and discuss this record in the context of our still limited understanding of how amphibian distributions are being affected by climate change.

Keywords

Amphibian, Andes, Cusco, Gastrotheca, Vilcanota mountains