Rulyrana saxiscandens (Duellman and Schulte, 1993)
Cochranella saxiscandens Duellman and Schulte, 1993, Occas. Pap. Mus. Nat. Hist. Univ. Kansas, 155: 22. Holotype: KU 211779, by original designation. Type locality: "Cataratas Ahaushiyacu (06°30′S, 76°20′W, 730 m), 14 km (by road) northeast of Tarapoto, Provincia San Martín, Departamento San Martín, Perú".
Rulyrana saxiscandens — Guayasamin, Castroviejo-Fisher, Trueb, Ayarzagüena, Rada, and Vilà, 2009, Zootaxa, 2100: 34.
English Names
Tarapoto Cochran Frog (Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 47).
Distribution
Known only from the vicinity of the type locality (north of Tarapoto, San Martín, Peru, 800 m elevation).
Comment
In the Cochranella ocellata group according to the original publication. Placed in the Cochranella spinosa group by Savage, 2002, Amph. Rept. Costa Rica: 365. 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: 217.
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