Notes on the taxonomy of some Glassfrogs from the Andes of Peru and Ecuador (Amphibia: Centrolenidae)

Cisneiros-Heredia, Diego FGuayasamin, Juan M

We present new information on several species of centrolenid frogs from Ecuador and Peru that justify the placement of Centrolene fernandoi Duellman and Schulte as a junior synonym of Centrolenella audax Lynch and Duellman; Centrolenella puyoensis Flores & McDiarmid as a synonym of Centrolenella mariae Duellman & Toft; and Cochranella tangarana Duellman & Schulte as a synonym of Cochranella saxiscandens Duellman & Schulte.(AU)

1. Centrolene audax
2. Rulyrana spiculata
3. Rulyrana saxiscandens
4. Synonymy
5. Rulyrana tangarana
6. Centrolene fernandoi
7. Nymphargus puyoensis
8. Nymphargus mariae