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NEW SPECIES

Gallery of new species

Diatoms (1 species)
Frankophila wayqechae  Furey, Mayama, Lowe, and Catenazzi, 2012

Solifuges (1 species)
Chinchippus viejaensis  Catenazzi, Brookhart, and Cusching, 2009

Amphibians (51 species)
Atelopus moropuqakumir  Herrera-Alva, Díaz, Castillo, Rodolfo, and Catenazzi, 2020
Atelopus patazensis  Venegas, Catenazzi, Siu-Ting, and Carrillo, 2008
Atelopus eusebiodiazi  Venegas, Catenazzi, Siu-Ting, and Carrillo, 2008
Bryophryne abramalagae  Lehr and Catenazzi, 2010
Bryophryne hanssaueri  Lehr and Catenazzi, 2009
Bryophryne nubilosus  Lehr and Catenazzi, 2008
Bryophryne phuyuhampatu  Catenazzi, Ttito, Diaz, and Shepack, 2017
Bryophryne zonalis  Lehr and Catenazzi, 2009
Centrolene sabini  Catenazzi, von May, Gagliardi-Urrutia, Lehr, and Guayasamin, 2012
Gastrotheca flavodactyla  Echevarría, Paluh, García Ayachi, Venegas, Catenazzi, Pradel, and Castroviejo-Fisher, 2022
Gastrotheca gemma  Venegas, García Ayachi, Echevarría, Paluh, Chávez-Arribasplata, Marchelie, and Catenazzi, 2021
Gastrotheca nebulanastes Duellman, Catenazzi, and Blackburn, 2011
Gastrotheca pachachacae  Catenazzi and von May, 2011
Gastrotheca phelloderma  Lehr and Catenazzi, 2011
Gastrotheca trachyplevra  Echevarría, Paluh, García Ayachi, Venegas, Catenazzi, Pradel, and Castroviejo-Fisher, 2022
Lynchius waynehollomonae  Venegas, García Ayachi, Ormeño, Bullard, Catenazzi, and Motta, 2021
Noblella chirihampatu (Catenazzi and Ttito, 2016
Noblella glauca (Catenazzi and Ttito, 2018)
Noblella losamigos Santa Cruz, von May, Catenazzi, Whitcher, López Tejeda, and Rabosky, 2019
Noblella madreselva  Catenazzi, Uscapi, and von May, 2015
Noblella pygmaea  Lehr and Catenazzi, 2009
Noblella thiuni  Catenazzi and Ttito, 2019
Oreobates colanensis  Venegas, García Ayachi, Ormeño, Bullard, Catenazzi, and Motta, 2021
Phrynopus anancites  Rodríguez and Catenazzi, 2017
Phrynopus apumantarum Chávez, García Ayachi, and Catenazzi, 2023
Phrynopus capitalis  Rodríguez and Catenazzi, 2017
Phrynopus dumicola  Rodríguez and Catenazzi, 2017
Phrynopus personatus  Rodríguez and Catenazzi, 2017
Phrynopus remotum  Chávez, García Ayachi, and Catenazzi, 2020
Phrynopus sancristobali Diaz, Mamani, and Catenazzi, 2023
Pristimantis achupalla  Ttito and Catenazzi, 2021
Pristimantis antisuyu Catenazzi and Lehr, 2018
Pristimantis astralos Lehr, Lyu, and Catenazzi, 2021
Pristimantis clarae Venegas, Garcia-Ayachi, Marchelie, Ormeño, and Catenazzi, 2023
Pristimantis deyi  Lehr, Gregory, and Catenazzi, 2013
Pristimantis erythroinguinis  Catenazzi and Lehr, 2018
Pristimantis kiruhampatu  Venegas, García Ayachi, and Catenazzi, 2021
Pristimantis orcus  Lehr, Catenazzi, and Rodríguez, 2009
Pristimantis paulpittmani  Venegas, García Ayachi, and Catenazzi, 2021
Pristimantis pluvialis  Shepack, von May, Ttito, and Catenazzi, 2016
Pristimantis pulchridormientes  Chávez and Catenazzi, 2016
Pristimantis rameshpateli  Venegas, García Ayachi, Barboza, and Catenazzi, 2024
Pristimantis similaris Herrera-Alva, Aguilar-Puntriano, and Catenazzi, 2016
Pristimantis sira  Chávez, García Ayachi, and Catenazzi, 2021
Pristimantis yanahampatu Venegas, García Ayachi, Barboza, and Catenazzi, 2024
Qosqophryne flammiventris  (Lehr and Catenazzi, 2010)
Qosqophryne gymnotis  (Lehr and Catenazzi, 2009)
Qosqophryne mancoinca  (Mamani, Catenazzi, Ttito, Mallqui, and Chaparro, 2017)
Rhinella moralesi  Lehr, Cusi, Rodríguez, Venegas, García Ayachi, and Catenazzi, 2021
Scinax pyroinguinis Chávez, Aznaran, García Ayachi, and Catenazzi, 2023
Synapturanus danta  Chávez, Thompson, Sánchez, Chávez-Arribasplata, and Catenazzi, 2022
Telmatobius ventriflavum Catenazzi, Vargas García, and Lehr, 2015

Squamates (12 species)
Cercosaura pacha  Mamani, Chaparro, Correa, Alarcon, Salas, and Catenazzi, 2020
​Dendrosauridion yanesha  Lehr, Moravec, Lundberg, Koehler, Catenazzi, and Šmid, 2019
Euspondylus excelsum  Chávez, Catenazzi, and Venegas, 2017
Petracola amazonensis Mamani, Vargas, Chaparro, and Catenazzi 2023
Petracola shurugojalcapi Mamani, Vargas, Chaparro, and Catenazzi 2023
Potamites erythrocularis  Chávez and Catenazzi, 2014
Potamites hydroimperator  Chávez, Mallqui, and Catenazzi, 2021
Proctoporus katerynae  Mamani, Cruz, Mallqui, and Catenazzi, 2022
Proctoporus optimus  Mamani, Cruz, Mallqui, and Catenazzi, 2022
Proctoporus titans Lehr, Cusi, Ferndandez, Vera, and Catenazzi, 2022

Selvasaura candesi Chávez, García Ayachi, and Catenazzi, 2023
Tachymenoides harrisonfordi Lehr, Cusi, Fernandez, Vera, and Catenazzi, 2023
Here is a gallery of new species described by the lab. Since 2008, we have discovered, described and/or co-authored one new diatom, one new solifuge (sun spider), one snake, 11 new lizard and 51 new frog species. We have also named new genera: the frog genus Qosqophryne, the lizard genus Dendrosauridion, and the snake genus Arcanumophis. 

Photo credits: Frankophila wayqechae (diatom): S. Mayama; Chinchippus viejaensis (solifuge): J. Brookhart; Atelopus moropuqakumir (red-dotted harlequin frog): V. Vargas; Gastrotheca nebulanastes: E. Biggi; Phrynopus anancites, P. dumicola: L.O. Rodriguez; Pristimantis pluvialis: A. Shepack; all other photos: A. Catenazzi. [Photo gallery in construction]

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