Mindo Leaf Frog

Phyllonastes mindo

Phyllonastes mindo, aka Mindo Leaf Frog, is a small terrestrial frog known only from Mindo, Ecuador.
Mindo Leaf Frog (Phyllonastes mindo) These very small frogs look like they belong in the family of frogs Microhylidae, but are actually closely related to the vast numbers of neotropical species in the genus Pristimantis, in the family Strabomantidae. Ecuador,Geotagged,Mindo Leaf Frog,Phyllonastes mindo,Summer

Naming

This species was described in 2021 as Noblella mindo. The genus was changed to Phyllonastes in 2024.

References:

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https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/Amphibia/Anura/Brachycephaloidea/Strabomantidae/Holoadeninae/Phyllonastes/Phyllonastes-mindo
https://bioweb.bio/faunaweb/amphibiaweb/FichaEspecie/Phyllonastes%20mindo
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAmphibia
OrderAnura
FamilyStrabomantidae
GenusPhyllonastes
SpeciesPhyllonastes mindo
Photographed in
Ecuador