Gastrotheca pseustes Duellman and Hillis, 1987
Gastrotheca pseustes Duellman and Hillis, 1987, Herpetologica, 43: 160. Holotype: KU 203443, by original designation. Type locality: "7.1 km (by road) north of San Lucas, 2940 m (03° 41′ S, 79° 15′ W), Provincia Loja, Ecuador".
English Names
San Lucas Marsupial Frog (Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 53).
Distribution
Elevations of 2200-4000 m in the Andes of central and southern Ecuador from Pichincha to Azuay provinces.
Comment
In the Gastrotheca marsupiata group according to the original publication. Almendáriz and Orcés, 2004, Politécnica, Quito, 25: 115-116, provided distributional data for Ecuador. See photograph, map, description of geographic range and habitat, and conservation status in Stuart, Hoffmann, Chanson, Cox, Berridge, Ramani, and Young, 2008, Threatened Amph. World: 398.
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