Pristimantis esmeraldas (Guayasamin, 2004)
Eleutherodactylus esmeraldas Guayasamin, 2004, Herpetologica, 60: 104. Holotype: QCAZ 11240, by original designation. Type locality: "near Estero Vicente, affluent of Río San Miguel (0° 47′ 32″ N, 79° 11′ 52″ W, 225-275 m), Provincia Esmeraldas", Ecuador.
Pristimantis esmeraldas — Heinicke, Duellman, and Hedges, 2007, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, Suppl. Inform., 104: Table 2.
Pristimantis (Pristimantis) esmeraldas — Hedges, Duellman, and Heinicke, 2008, Zootaxa, 1737: 128.
English Names
None noted.
Distribution
Known only from the vicinity of Estero Vicente, near San Miguel, Provincia of Esmeraldas, Ecuador.
Comment
Of ambiguous placement in groups, according to the original publication, with similarities to both the Eleutherodactylus unistrigatus and Eleutherodactylus diastema groups. In the Pristimantis (Pristimantis) unistrigatus species group of Hedges, Duellman, and Heinicke, 2008, Zootaxa, 1737: 128.
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