New frog species (Pristimantis lojanus) from Loja, Ecuador

In collaboration with colleagues from the Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja, using an integrative taxonomy approach (combining molecular, morphological and bioacoustic data) we described a new Pristimantis species from the city of Loja, southern Ecuador.

The species is called Pristimantis lojanus (Loja rain frog, Cutín de Loja).

It is a medium-size species of the P. oxocephalus group, and is known only from the city of Loja and its surroundings.