Noblella lochites (Lynch, 1976)
Euparkerella lochites Lynch, 1976, Herpetologica, 32: 49. Holotype: KU 147070, by original designation. Type locality: "the Río Piuntza locality on the northern end of the Cordillera del Condor, Morona-Santiago, Prov., Ecuador, 1550 m (approximately 3° 15′ S, 78° 20′ W)".
Phyllonastes lochites — Heyer, 1977, Pap. Avulsos Zool., São Paulo, 31: 152. Lynch, 1986, J. Herpetol., 20: 426.
Noblella lochites — De la Riva, Chaparro, and Padial, 2008, Zootaxa, 1685: 68.
English Names
Ecuador Leaf Frog (Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 83).
Distribution
Moderate elevations on the Amazonian slopes of the Andes and Cordillera del Cóndor and the Cordillera de Cutucú in Ecuador (provinces of Pastaza, Zamora Chinchipe, and Morona Santiago); likely to be found in the Cordillera del Condor in adjacent Amazonas, Peru (see comment), 90-1700 m elevation.
Comment
See Duellman and Lynch, 1988, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 140: 125-142. See Duellman and Wild, 1993, Occas. Pap. Mus. Nat. Hist. Univ. Kansas, 157: 1-53, for discussion of distribution. Cisneros-Heredia and Reynolds, 2007, Herpetozoa, 19: 184-186, provided a record for the Peruvian part of the Cordillera del Cóndor, although Duellman and Lehr, 2009, Terrest.-breeding Frogs in Peru: 94-95, disputed the identification, although they suggested that the species was likely to be found in that part of Peru. See statement of geographic range, habitat, and conservation status (as Phyllonastes lochites) in Stuart, Hoffmann, Chanson, Cox, Berridge, Ramani, and Young, 2008, Threatened Amph. World: 623.
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