Qosqophryne Explained

Qosqophryne is a genus of strabomantid frogs. These frogs are endemic to south-eastern Peru in the Cusco Region at 3270 to 3800 meters above sea level. A phylogenetic analysis found Qosqophryne as sister to the genus Microkayla and that this clade was more closely related to Noblella and Psychrophrynella than to other species in Bryophryne.^[1]

Taxonomy

The genus Qosqophryne was erected in 2020 to accommodate three species that were in Bryophryne at that time.

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Qosqophryne:

• Qosqophryne flammiventris Lehr and Catenazzi, 2010
• Qosqophryne gymnotis Lehr E, Catenazzi A 2009
• Qosqophryne mancoinca Mamani L, Catenazzi A, Ttito A, Chaparro JC 2017

Notes and References

1. Catenazzi. Alessandro . Mamani. Luis . Lehr. Edgar . May. Rudolf . A New Genus of Terrestrial-Breeding Frogs (Holoadeninae, Strabomantidae, Terrarana) from Southern Peru. Diversity. 12. 5. 2020. 184. 1424-2818. 10.3390/d12050184. free.