A new paper by Pablo Venegas and collaborators, including Alessandro, fills key gaps in what we know about the Condor Rain Frog, Pristimantis condor. The study documents new populations in Peru and reports the first description of the species’ advertisement call.
Surveys carried out from 2014–2023 revealed the species in the departments of Loreto and Amazonas. The Cordillera Escalera record pushes the known distribution about 250 km southeast of the nearest previously documented locality in Ecuador. The findings hint that P. condor may be more widespread across still poorly explored Andean foothill ranges. Every new locality and every new call helps. These baseline data improve our ability to survey remote regions, recognize hidden diversity, and plan conservation actions for Andean amphibians.
Males were typically encountered at night calling from shrubs half a meter to a meter above ground, often near white-sand habitats and blackwater streams, whereas females and juveniles were mostly found in leaf litter. Recordings from one male show that the call is a train of 17–20 notes lasting about three seconds, with a dominant frequency near 2.4 kHz and little change in frequency across the call. Additional recordings will be needed to capture the full range of variation.
Surveys carried out from 2014–2023 revealed the species in the departments of Loreto and Amazonas. The Cordillera Escalera record pushes the known distribution about 250 km southeast of the nearest previously documented locality in Ecuador. The findings hint that P. condor may be more widespread across still poorly explored Andean foothill ranges. Every new locality and every new call helps. These baseline data improve our ability to survey remote regions, recognize hidden diversity, and plan conservation actions for Andean amphibians.
Males were typically encountered at night calling from shrubs half a meter to a meter above ground, often near white-sand habitats and blackwater streams, whereas females and juveniles were mostly found in leaf litter. Recordings from one male show that the call is a train of 17–20 notes lasting about three seconds, with a dominant frequency near 2.4 kHz and little change in frequency across the call. Additional recordings will be needed to capture the full range of variation.
Citation: Venegas, P.J., L.A. García-Ayachi, S. Bullard, J.D. Valencia, E. Quispe, A. Catenazzi. 2026. Range extension and advertisement call description of Pristimantis condor (Lynch And Duellman, 1980) (Anura: Strabomantidae). Revista Latinoamericana De Herpetología 9: 11-19. doi: https://doi.org/10.22201/fc.25942158e.2026.1.1493
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