A lab contribution published today in ZooKeys is the description of Pristimantis pulchridormientes, a new rain frog discovered in the "Sleepy Beauty" (Bella Durmiente) mountains near Tingo Maria, in Amazonian Peru. The article is co-authored with Germán Chávez, who also took the photograph of the holotype shown here. The species can be distinguished from similar Pristimantis, one of the largest genera of vertebrates, by its bright red coloration on the groin, thighs, and shanks.
Read the story from National Geographic here.
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