Pristimantis teslai

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Brachycephaloidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Ordo: Anura Superfamilia: Brachycephaloidea

Familia: Strabomantidae
Subfamilia: Pristimantinae
Genus: Pristimantis
Subgenus: Pristimantis (Huicundomantis)
Species: Pristimantis teslai

Name

Pristimantis teslai Páez & Ron, 2019: 73

Type locality: Llanganatillo, Llanganates National Park border, Tungurahua Province, Ecuador (1.2658S, 78.4459W, 3600 m).

Holotype: QCAZ. male ♂. 11.XI.2009. legit Rodrigo Toscano and Silvia Aldás-Alarcón. QCAZ 46213.

References

Primary references

• Paez, N. & Ron, S.R. 2019. Systematics of Huicundomantis, a new subgenus of Pristimantis (Anura, Strabomantidae) with extraordinary cryptic diversity and eleven new species. ZooKeys 868: 001–112. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.868.26766. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Tesla’s Rain Frog
español: Cutín de Tesla.