Urkuphryne merinoi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Brachycephaloidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Batrachomorpha Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Superordo: Batrachia Cladus: Salientia Ordo: Anura Superfamilia: Brachycephaloidea

Familia: Craugastoridae
Subfamilia: Holoadeninae
Genus: Urkuphryne
Species: Urkuphryne merinoi

Name

Urkuphryne merinoi Ortega, Cisneros-Heredia, Camper, Romero-Carvajal, Negrete & Ron, 2025: 44

• Holotype: QCAZ 66078.
• Type locality: “Ecuador, Carchi Province, Canton Espejo, El Goaltal Parish, protective forest Cerro Golondrinas, trail from the Heliconia Cabin to the Cortadera (0.8204°N, 78.0944°W), 2600 m a.s.l.”

References

Primary references

• Ortega, J.A., Cisneros-Heredia, D.F., Camper, J.D., Romero-Carvajal, A., Negrete, L. & Ron, S.R. 2025. Systematics of minute strabomantid frogs allocated to the genus Noblella (Amphibia: Anura) with description of a new genus, seven new species, and insights into historical biogeography. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 203(1): 1–60. DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlae162 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: Merino Leaflitter Frog