An adult Tandayapa Andean Toad (Andinophryne olallai) from Manduriacu, Imbabura Province, Ecuador. This individual was the first record of the species since the original species description in 1970.

Tandayapa Andean Toad (Andinophryne olallai) habitat, Manduriacu, Imbabura Province, Ecuador. The Tandayapa Andean Toad spends nights perched on leaves and branches overhanging streams such as this.

An adult Tandayapa Andean Toad (Andinophryne olallai) from Manduriacu, Imbabura Province, Ecuador. Adults are recognized by their large parotid glands and rows of conspicuous yellow tubercles along their flanks.

The pristine waters of Rio Manduriacu and the surrounding cloud forest habitat for the Tandayapa Andean Toad (Andinophryne olallai) and other threatened species.

Recently deforested cloud forest that is less than 1 km from the only known Tandayapa Andean Toad (Andinophryne olallai) population, Manduriacu, Imbabura Province, Ecuador. Logging activities in the region are quickly approaching the Tandayapa Andean Toad population.

In addition to the Tandayapa Andean Toad (Andinophryne olallai), the forests of Manduriacu provide habitat for a number of threatened species, including this beautiful Pristimantis scolodiscus that is IUCN listed as Endangered.

An adult Tandayapa Andean Toad (Andinophryne olallai) from Manduriacu, Imbabura Province, Ecuador. Unlike the juveniles, adults are tan-brown in coloration and have copper colored eyes.

And adult Tandayapa Andean Toad (Andinophryne olallai) in front of pristine cloud forest stream habitat, Manduriacu, Imbabura Province, Ecuador.

Twenty species of amphibians and reptiles have been recorded in the cloud forests of Manduriacu alongside the Tandayapa Andean Toad (Andinophryne olallai). This is an example of one of the particularly handsome glass frog species found at Manduriacu, Espadarana prosoblepon.

An article published in the journal Amphibian & Reptile Conservation by a team of U.S. and Ecuadorian scientists contains the first information on juvenile Tandayapa Andean Toad (Andinophryne olallai) natural history and appearance. Juveniles, unlike adults, are heavily patterned, more colorful, and have brilliant red eyes. PDF article found here: http://amphibian-reptile-conservation.org/issues.html

Cloud forest habitat of the Tandayapa Andean Toad (Andinophryne olallai), Manduriacu, Imbabura Province, Ecuador. These amazing forests, which are home to a variety of threatened species, are quickly disappearing as a result of anthropogenic activities in the region.

Cloud forest habitat of the Tandayapa Andean Toad (Andinophryne olallai), Manduriacu, Imbabura Province, Ecuador. The forests surrounding the only known population of the Tandayapa Andean Toad at Manduriacu are currently being threatened by the expansion of logging, mining, and hydroelectric developments.

Two members of the research team who rediscovered the Tandayapa Andean Toad (Andinophryne olallai) search the cloud forests of Manduriacu for other potentially threatened species.

In addition to the Tandayapa Andean Toad (Andinophryne olallai), the cloud forests of Manduriacu provide habitat for a number of threatened species, including this Pristimantis muricatus that is IUCN listed as Vulnerable.