| a new synonym for pristimantis luscombei (duellman and mendelson 1995) and the description of a new species of pristimantis from the upper amazon basin (amphibia: craugastoridae). | we consider pristimantis achuar as junior synonym of p. luscombei, based on morphological and genetic evidence. paratype specimens of p. luscombei are part of a new species, which lead to taxonomic confusion regarding the identity of p. luscombei. we describe and name this new species as pristimantis miktos sp. nov. from juyuintza, pastaza province, eastern lowlands of ecuador. morphological diagnostic characters used to distinguish the new species from other brownish amazonian pristimantis are: ... | 2014 | 25543553 |