Two new glassfrogs (Centrolenidae: Hyalinobatrachium ) from Ecuador, with comments on the endangered biodiversity of the Andes.
Juan M GuayasamínRebecca M BrunnerAnyelet Valencia-AguilarDaniela Franco-MenaEva RinglerAnderson Medina ArmijosCarlos MorochzLucas BustamanteRoss J MaynardJaime CulebrasPublished in: PeerJ (2022)
sp. nov. be listed as Endangered, following IUCN criteria. These new species provide another example of cryptic diversity in the Andes-further evidence that the region fosters much more biodiversity than we have the resources to catalog. Threatened by mining and other exploitative industries, these glassfrogs and many other yet-to-be-discovered Andean species highlight the dire need for effective conservation measures-especially in northwestern Ecuador.
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