Discover a New Species of Frog in Ecuador in the Andean Amazon

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New species of frog in Ecuador: a group of researchers belonging to the Amazonian Regional University Ikiam and the National Institute of Biodiversity of Ecuador have identified a new species of frog that lives in the Amazonian provinces of Napo and Pastaza. The species, called «Pristimantis paganus«, is distinguished in females by a striking black dorsal coloration and clear marbling patterns in the belly. Its identification was based on an int…