Unveiling the evolutionary relationships and the high cryptic diversity in Andean rainfrogs (Craugastoridae: Pristimantis myersi group).

Our results reveal the occurrence of a high level of cryptic diversity to the species level within the group and highlight the need to redefine some of its species and reassess their conservation status. We suggest that the conservation status of six species within the group need to be re-evaluated because they exhibit smaller distributions than previously thought; these species are: , and . Finally, given that the group, as defined in this work, is monophyletic and morphologically diagnosable, and that is an available name for the clade containing , we implement as a formal subgenus name for the group.