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Treefrog Species from Ecuador Discovered and Described

Treefrog Species from Ecuador Discovered and Described

by Responsible herpetoculture - Mar. 03, 2025
A new species of treefrog has been discovered in Ecuador

A new species of treefrog of the Dendropsophus leucophyllatus group has been discovered and described in the journal Evolutionary Systematics. Researchers P. Doménica Aguirre, Katherine Apunte, Santiago R. Ron of the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador describe the new species. The frog, Cannatella’s treefrog or Ranita de Cannatella in Spanish (Dendropsophus cannatellai) was found in Ecuador in several different provinces in the country.

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