Publications by authors named "Juan Carlos Cusi"

Article Synopsis
  • Telmatobius is the most diverse group of frogs in the Andean highlands, with a complicated taxonomy due to large variations within species.
  • The study focuses on T. marmoratus, which has a broad distribution but is not fully understood, aiming to clarify its species complexities using DNA analysis techniques.
  • Results indicate the presence of 7 distinct lineages and 6-10 potential new species within the marmoratus complex, revealing a complex evolutionary history related to ancient water connections in the region.
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We describe a new species of from the upper montane forests and high Andean grasslands (puna) of the Pui Pui Protected Forest and its close surroundings (Región Junín, central Peru) and compare it morphologically and genetically with other species of . is known from four localities outside and two localities inside the Pui Pui Protected Forest between 3350 and 3890 m a.s.

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We describe a new species of the bufonid toad genus Rhinella from transition montane forest of the buffer zones of the Yanachaga-Chemillén National Park and the Pui Pui Protected Forest (eastern slopes of Andes, Selva Central, Peru). The new species belongs to the Rhinella margaritifera species group (confirmed by mtDNA data) and differs from all its members by the absence of tympanic membrane and tympanic annulus. It is characterized by medium size (SVL 57.

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We describe two new species of Phrynopus from a cloud forest of the Cordillera Yanachaga, Yanachaga-Chemillén National Park in Peru and describe and document the first clutch and case of parental care for a species of Phrynopus. One of the new species of Phrynopus is described based on two females (SVL 19.1-21.

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