Gastrotheca helenae Dunn, 1944
Gastrotheca helenae Dunn, 1944, Caldasia, 2: 404. Holotype: MLS 268, by original designation. Type locality: "Páramo de Tamá, [Departamento] Norte de Santander, Colombia. This mountain reaches an elevation of 3400 meters, and is south of Cúcuta and close to the Venezuelan border. Lower limit of 'páramo' zone is about 3000 meters".
Gastrotheca (Opisthodelphys) helenae — Dubois, 1987 "1986", Alytes, 5: 31.
English Names
Helena's Marsupial Frog (Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 53).
Distribution
Cerro Tamá, Colombia (Norte de Santander) and Venezuela (Apure and Táchira), 2300-2350 m elevation.
Comment
In the Gastrotheca ovifera group of Duellman, Maxson, and Jesiolowski, 1988, Copeia, 1988: 527-543.
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