Pristimantis katoptroides ( Flores , 1988)

Camper, Jeffrey D., Torres-Carvajal, Omar, Ron, Santiago R., Nilsson, Jonas, Arteaga, Alejandro, Knowles, Travis W. & Arbogast, Brian S., 2021, Amphibians and reptiles of Wildsumaco Wildlife Sanctuary, Napo Province, Ecuador, Check List 17 (3), pp. 729-751 : 737

Pristimantis katoptroides ( Flores, 1988)

Figure 2H

Material examined. ECUADOR • 1 adult; Napo Prov- ince, WWS, intersection of Antpitta Trail and small

stream; 00.6769°S, 077.5984°W; 1480 m a.s.l.; 5 July 2013; QCAZ 56887 • 1 adult; Napo Province, WWS, along a small stream; 00.6801°S, 077.6071°W; 1240 m; 9 Aug. 2019; QCAZ 76442 .

Identification. This is a small, green frog with tubercles on the eyelids, heels, and tarsi. It has well-developed fin- ger discs and no basal membrane between the toes. The most distinctive character is the dark-blue pigmentation in the groin and on the backs of the thighs which is not present on any other Pristimantis on the eastern slopes of the Andes in Ecuador.

Habitat. This species has been observed twice at WWS, both times along streams. The first specimen collected was found at night in the crotch of a small tree about 1.5 m above ground. The second specimen ( Fig. 2G) was in- jured and found on the ground during the day about 2 m from a stream and died later that day.