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Only 1 out of every 5 amphibian type localities in Ecuador are in protected areas

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What happened

In taxonomy, the location where specimens used to formally describe a new species are collected is called a type locality.

Key facts

  • Reported by Phys.org and published Mon, 14 Sep 2026 19:40:01 UTC.

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