Phrynopus remotum

Phrynopus remotum is a species of fleshbelly frog native to the central Andes of Peru in Department of Huánuco at elevations of 3,730 meters.[1] The frog is found in a single locality in a section of highlands adjacent to Marañón Dry valley in habitats such as grasslands, cloud forests, and alongside temporary streams. It can be found under rocks, moss, and other cover. The frog is small, with males reaching 19.3 to 23.3 mm (0.76 to 0.92 in) SVL and females 28.7 mm (1.13 in) SVL.[2] Due to the lack of sufficient water in its habitat, these frogs will lay their eggs in damp areas and the tadpoles will undergo metamorphosis inside the egg, later hatching as fully formed froglets.

Phrynopus remotum
Top: adult female holotype Middle and bottom: two adult male paratypes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Craugastoridae
Genus:	Phrynopus
Species:	P. remotum
Binomial name
Phrynopus remotum Chávez, Ayachi & Catenazzi, 2020

The specific name remotum comes from the remote areas the frog is found in, which took over thirty hours of travelling through harsh terrain to reach.[3] The only other amphibian that was found in the same habitat as Phrynopus remotum was the Peru marsupial frog (Gastrotheca peruana), which also does not have aquatic tadpoles.

References

1. Chávez, Ayachi, Catenazzi, Germán, Luis, Alessandro (24 June 2020). "A new species of frog (Terrarana, Strabomantidae, Phrynopus) from the Peruvian Andean grasslands". PeerJ. 8. doi:10.7717/peerj.9433.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
2. "[Herpetology • 2020] Phrynopus remotum • A New Species of Frog (Terrarana, Strabomantidae) from the Peruvian Andean Grasslands". Species New to Science. 25 June 2020.
3. Nicoletti, Angela (10 July 2020). "Meet Phrynopus remotum—the world's newest frog to get a name". PHYS.ORG.