Gastrotheca pacchamama

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Phylum:Chordata
Class:Amphibia
Order:Anura
Gastrotheca pacchamama
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hemiphractidae
Genus: Gastrotheca
Species:
G. pacchamama
Binomial name
Gastrotheca pacchamama

Gastrotheca pacchamama is a species of frog in the family Hemiphractidae. It is endemic to Peru and only known from the Ayacucho Region in the Cordillera Oriental.[3]

The specific name refers to Pachamama, a goddess of the indigenous people of the Andes. It is derived from Quechuan paccha for "earth" and mama for "mother", and was chosen because some of the types were found under stones where travelers placed food, so as to ensure that Pachamama would grant them a safe journey.[2] Common name Ayacucho marsupial frog has been coined for it.[3]

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