In 2019 Ecuador added 25 new amphibian species, the highest figure in 40 years

December 14, 2019

2019 was a very special year in the study of the frogs and toads of Ecuador, as an unusually high number of new species was described, 24 in total. Worldwide, 134 new species were described (as of early December), of which almost one fifth came from Ecuador. With less than 1% of the world's area…