Two new sympatric species of <i>Phrynopus</i> (Anura: Strabomantidae) from the Elfin Forests of Cordillera de Yanachaga in central Peru.

ABSTRACT: We describe two new sympatric species of the terrestrial-breeding genus Phrynopus (Anura: Strabomantidae) from the elfin forest at 3,280 m a.s.l. in the Cordillera de Yanachaga, Yanachaga-Chemillén National Park, central Peru. Integrating molecular and morphological evidence, we aim to confirm their recognition as new species and assess their generic placement and relationships within Phrynopus. We infer a Maximum-Likelihood phylogeny from five loci (12S, 16S, COI, RAG1, TYR; 4,271 bp of concatenated mtDNA and nuDNA fragments) for 97 terminals, including three representing the new taxa. Phrynopus was recovered as monophyletic, and both new species were placed within a strongly supported subclade that includes P. apumantarum, P. badius, P. barthlenae

SUBMITTER: Venegas P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12579853 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature