Notes on the distribution of Gastrotheca testudinea (Jiménez de la Espada, 1870) in Ecuador

• DOI: 10.7287/peerj.preprints.2710v1
• Publication Date: 2018-01-13T06:21:44Z
• Authors: Verónica L. Urgilés; Juan Carlos Sánch...; Diego F Cisneros-...

We present new information on the distribution of the marsupial frog Gastrotheca testudinea (Jiménez de la Espada, 1870) in Ecuador. We provide the first record from the province of Cañar, and the country’s southernmost locality (which also corresponds to the third known report from the province of Zamora-Chinchipe). In addition, we discuss the validity of the locality of Loreto for this species. Based on this discussion, we review the elevation range of the species and propose to change the lowest elevation limit of Gastrotheca testudinea from 1100 to 700 m.