Five new frog species discovered in Peruvian Amazon

Herpetologist Pablo J. Venegas and colleagues have described five new frog species from the Pristimantis lacrimosus group, found in the Peruvian Amazon at elevations between 183 and 1,778 meters, ranging from the lowlands of Huánuco to the slope of Junín. The species — Pristimantis basicordellum, culmecordellum, rhodocanthus, solitarius and aisatipoki — were distinguished based on external characteristics, DNA and, in...