Hapalotremus marcapata Ferretti, Cavalllo, Chaparro, Ríos-Tamayo, Seimon & West, 2018
Peru ♀IUCN Status
IUCN Red List Status
Taxonomy and History
Scientific Name : Hapalotremus marcapata
- Described By: Ferretti, Cavalllo, Chaparro, Ríos-Tamayo, Seimon & West, 2018
- Genus: Hapalotremus
- Etymology: The specific epithet ‘Marcapata’ corresponds to the Quechuan word, which means on the summit; and also to Marcapata Valley, located in the Andes in southern Peru, Cusco Department, which belongs to the Vilcanota mountain chain.
- Original Type Locality: Peru, Quispicanchis, Cusco, Marcapata, Huancarayoc (Marcapata Valley), 3368 m a.s.l.,