Pristimantis yumbo Yánez-Muñoz, Meza-Ramos, Cisneros-Heredia, and Reyes-Puig, 2011

Class: Amphibia > Order: Anura > Superfamily: Brachycephaloidea > Family: Strabomantidae > Subfamily: Pristimantinae > Genus: Pristimantis > Species: Pristimantis yumbo

Pristimantis yumbo Yánez-Muñoz, Meza-Ramos, Cisneros-Heredia, and Reyes-Puig, 2011 "2010", Avanc. Cienc. Ingen., Quito, Secc. B,, 2 (3): 17. Holotype: DHMECN 04991, by original designation. Type locality: "Bosque Protector Tandacato (00°14′ 20.6″ S, 78°40′ 07.8″O, 2940m), cantón Quito, provincia de Pichincha, República de Ecuador".

English Names

None noted.

Distribution

Northern and southwestern flanks of the Volcán Pichincha, Provincia de Pichincha, Ecuador, between 2400 and 2900 m elevation.

Geographic Occurrence

Natural Resident: Ecuador

Endemic: Ecuador

Comment

Similar to Pristimantis atratus according to the original publication. Not assignable to a species group according to Padial, Grant, and Frost, 2014, Zootaxa, 3825: 128.

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