Alessandro Catenazzi

Alessandro Catenazzi, Peruvian herpetologist and conservation biologist.

• Department of Zoology, Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
• Instituto Peruano de Herpetología (IPH), Lima, Perú.
• División de Herpetología, Centro de Ornitología y Biodiversidad (CORBIDI), Lima, Perú.
• The E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation

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• 65 taxon names authored by Alessandro Catenazzi

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• Venegas, P.J., Catenazzi, A., Siu-Ting, K. & Carrillo, J. 2008. Two new harlequin frogs (Anura: Atelopus) from the Andes of northern Peru. Salamandra 44(3): 163–176. PDF Reference page. 
• Lehr, E. & A. Catenazzi. 2008: A new species of Bryophryne (Anura: Strabomantidae) from southern Peru. Zootaxa 1784: 1–10.

• Lehr, E. & A. Catenazzi. 2009: A new species of minute Noblella (Anura: Strabomantidae) from southern Peru: the smallest frog of the Andes. Copeia 2009: 148–156. DOI: 10.1643/CH-07-270
• Lehr, E.; Catenazzi, A.; Rodríguez, D. 2009: A new species of Pristimantis (Anura: Strabomantidae) from the Amazonian lowlands of northern Peru (Region Loreto and San Martín). Zootaxa 1990: 30–40. Abstract & excerpt
• Lehr, E. & A. Catenazzi. 2009: Three new species of Bryophryne (Anura: Strabomantidae) from the region of Cusco, Peru. South American Journal of Herpetology 4: 125–138. DOI: 10.2994/057.004.0204
• Catenazzi, A., Brookhart, J.O. & Cushing, P.E. 2009. The natural history of coastal Peruvian solifuges with a redescription of Chinchippus peruvianus and an additional new species (Arachnida, Solifugae, Ammotrechidae). Journal of Arachnology 37: 151–159. Reference page. 

• Lehr, E. & A. Catenazzi. 2010: Two new species of Bryophryne (Anura: Strabomantidae) from high elevations in southern Peru (region of Cusco). Herpetologica 66: 308–319. DOI: 10.1655/09-038.1

• Catenazzi A. & von May R. 2011: New species of marsupial frog (Hemiphractidae: Gastrotheca) from an isolated montane forest in Peru. Journal of Herpetology 45: 161–166. DOI: 10.1670/10-070.1
• Lehr E. & Catenazzi A. 2011: A new species of marsupial frog (Anura: Hemiphractidae: Gastrotheca) from the Río Abiseo National Park in Peru. Herpetologica 67: 449–459. DOI: 10.1655/HERPETOLOGICA-D-11-00002.1
• Duellman, W.E.; Catenazzi, A.; Blackburn, D.C. 2011: A new species of marsupial frog (Anura: Hemiphractidae: Gastrotheca) from the Andes of southern Peru. Zootaxa 3095: 1–14. Preview

• Catenazzi, A., Von May, R., Lehr, E., Gagliardi-Urrutia, G. & Guayasamin, J.M. 2012. A new, high-elevation glassfrog (Anura: Centrolenidae) from Manu National Park, southern Peru. Zootaxa 3388(1): 56–68. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3388.1.5 Reference page. 

• Chávez, G. & Catenazzi, A. 2014. A new Andean lizard of the genus Potamites (Sauria, Gymnophthalmidae) from Manu National Park, southeastern Peru. Zootaxa 3774(1): 45–56. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3774.1.3 Reference page. 

• Catenazzi, A., Vargas, V. & Lehr, E. 2015. A new species of Telmatobius (Amphibia, Anura, Telmatobiidae) from the Pacific slopes of the Andes, Peru. ZooKeys 480: 81–95. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.480.8578 Reference page. 
• Catenazzi, A., Uscapi, V. & von May, R. 2015. A new species of Noblella (Amphibia, Anura, Craugastoridae) from the humid montane forests of Cusco, Peru. ZooKeys 516: 71–84. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.516.9776 Reference page. 
• Chaboo, C.S. & Catenazzi, A. 2015. Beetles of Peru: Biogeography. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 88(2): 140–143. DOI: 10.2317/kent-88-02-140-143.1 . JSTOR.

• Chávez, G. & Catenazzi, A. 2016. A new species of frog of the genus Pristimantis from Tingo María National Park, Huánuco Department, central Peru (Anura, Craugastoridae). ZooKeys 610: 113–130. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.610.8507. Reference page. 
• Shepack, A., von May, R., Ttito, A. & Catenazzi, A. 2016. A new species of Pristimantis (Amphibia, Anura, Craugastoridae) from the foothills of the Andes in Manu National Park, southeastern Peru. ZooKeys 594: 143–164. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.594.8295 Reference page. 
• Catenazzi, A. & Ttito, A. 2016. A new species of Psychrophrynella (Amphibia, Anura, Craugastoridae) from the humid montane forests of Cusco, eastern slopes of the Peruvian Andes. PeerJ 4:e1807 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.1807 Reference page. 

• Rodríguez, L.O. & Catenazzi, A. 2017. Four new species of terrestrial-breeding frogs of the genus Phrynopus (Anura: Terrarana: Craugastoridae) from Río Abiseo National Park, Peru. Zootaxa 4273(3): 381–406. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4273.3.4. Reference page. 
• Catenazzi, A., Ttito, A., Diaz, M.I. & Shepack, A. 2017. Bryophryne phuyuhampatu sp. n., A New Species of Cusco Andes Frog from the Cloud Forest of the eastern Slopes of the Peruvian Andes (Amphibia, Anura, Craugastoridae). ZooKeys 685: 65–81. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.685.12152 Reference page. 
• Chávez, G., Catenazzi, A. & Venegas, P.J. 2017. A new species of arboreal microteiid lizard of the genus Euspondylus (Gymnophtalmidae: Cercosaurinae) from the Andean slopes of central Peru with comments on Peruvian Euspondylus. Zootaxa 4350(2): 301–316. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4350.2.6 Reference page. 
• Mamani, L., Catenazzi, A., Ttito, A., Mallqui, S. & Chaparro, J.C. 2017. A new species of Bryophryne (Anura: Strabomantidae) from the Cordillera de Vilcabamba, southeastern Peruvian Andes. Phyllomedusa 16(2): 129–141. DOI: 10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v16i2p129-141 Reference page. 

• Catenazzi, A. & Lehr, E. 2018. Pristimantis antisuyu sp. n. and Pristimantis erythroinguinis sp. n., two new species of terrestrial-breeding frogs (Anura, Strabomantidae) from the eastern slopes of the Andes in Manu National Park, Peru. Zootaxa 4394(2): 185–206. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4394.2.2 Reference page. 
• Catenazzi, A. & Ttito, A. 2018. Psychrophrynella glauca sp. n., a new species of terrestrial-breeding frogs (Amphibia, Anura, Strabomantidae) from the montane forests of the Amazonian Andes of Puno, Peru. PeerJ 6: e4444. DOI: 10.7717/peerj.4444 Reference page. 

• Catenazzi, A. & Ttito, A. 2019. Noblella thiuni sp. n., a new (singleton) species of minute terrestrial-breeding frog (Amphibia, Anura, Strabomantidae) from the montane forest of the Amazonian Andes of Puno, Peru. PeerJ 7: e6780. DOI: 10.7717/peerj.6780 Reference page. 
• Chávez, G., Pradel, R. & Catenazzi, A. 2019. Integrative taxonomy reveals first country record of Hyalinobatrachium mondolfii Señaris and Ayarzagüena 2001, and distribution range extensions for Cochranella nola Harvey 1996, and Rulyrana spiculata Duellman 1976 (Anura: Centrolenidae) in Peru. Zootaxa 4691(5): 541–560. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4691.5.7 Reference page. 
• Smaga, C.R., Ttito, A. & Catenazzi, A. 2019. Arcanumophis, a new genus and generic allocation for Erythrolamprus problematicus (Myers 1986), Xenodontinae (Colubridae) from the Cordillera de Carabaya, southern Peru. Zootaxa 4671(1): 129–138. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4671.1.10 .ResearchGate . Reference page. 
• Ttito, A. & Catenazzi, A. 2019. Geographic and altitudinal range extension of Oreobates amarakaeri Padial et al., 2012 (Anura: Craugastoridae). Zootaxa 4543(4): 584–586. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4543.4.6 Reference page. 
• Lehr, E., Moravec, J., Lundberg, M., Köhler, G., Catenazzi, A. & Šmíd, J. 2019. A new genus and species of arboreal lizard (Gymnophthalmidae: Cercosaurinae) from the eastern Andes of Peru. Salamandra 55(1): 1–13. PDF Reference page. 

• Chávez, G., García-Ayachi, L.A. & Catenazzi, A. 2020. A new species of frog (Terrarana, Strabomantidae, Phrynopus) from the Peruvian Andean grasslands. PeerJ 8: e9433. DOI: 10.7717/peerj.9433 Reference page. 
• Herrera-Alva, V., Vargas, V.D., Castillo, E., Rodolfo Vargas, C. & Catenazzi, A. 2020. A new species of Atelopus (Anura: Bufonidae) from southern Peru. Zootaxa 4853(3): 404–420. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4853.3.4 Reference page. 
• Catenazzi, A., Mamani, L., Lehr, E. & von May, R. 2020. A new genus of terrestrial-breeding frogs (Holoadeninae, Strabomantidae, Terrarana) from southern Peru. Diversity 12(184): 1–17. DOI: 10.3390/d12050184 Reference page. 

• Ttito, A. & Catenazzi, A. 2021. Pristimantis achupalla sp. n., a new minute species of direct-developing frog (Amphibia, Anura, Strabomantidae) inhabiting bromeliads of the montane forest of the Amazonian Andes of Puno, Peru. PeerJ 9: e11878. DOI: 10.7717/peerj.11878 Reference page. 
• Chávez, G., García-Ayachi, L.A., Catenazzi, A. 2021. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder: Cruciform eye reveals new species of direct-developing frog (Strabomantidae, Pristimantis) in the Amazonian Andes. Evolutionary Systematics. 5(1): 81–92. DOI: 10.3897/evolsyst.5.63674 Reference page. 
• Chávez, G., Malqui, J. & Catenazzi, A. 2021. A new riparian Andean Potamites (Reptilia, Squamata, Gymnophtalmidae) from El Sira Mountains, central Peru, with comments on P. ecpleopus Cope 1875, and on the taxonomy and biogeography of Potamites. European Journal of Taxonomy 760(1): 136–159. DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2021.760.1445 Reference page. 
• Lehr, E., Cusi, J.C., Rodríguez, L.O., Venegas, P.J., García-Ayachi, L.A., Catenazzi, A. 2021. A New Species of Toad (Anura: Bufonidae: Rhinella) from Northern Peru. Taxonomy. 1(3): 210–225. DOI: 10.3390/taxonomy1030015 Reference page. 
• Venegas, P.J., García-Ayachi, L.A., Catenazzi, A. 2021. Two New Species of Pristimantis (Anura: Strabomantidae) from Amazonas Department in Northeastern Peru. Taxonomy. 2(1): 20–40. DOI: 10.3390/taxonomy2010002 . Reference page. 
• Lehr, E., Lyu, S. & Catenazzi, A. 2021. New, critically endangered species of Pristimantis (Amphibia: Anura: Strabomantidae) from a mining area in the Cordillera Occidental of northern Peru (Región Cajamarca). Salamandra 57(1): 15–26. ResearchGate Reference page. 
• Venegas, P.J., García Ayachi, L.A., Ormeño, J., Bullard, S., Catenazzi, A. & Motta, A.P. 2021. Two new species of terrestrial-breeding frogs (Anura: Brachycephaloidea) from Cordillera de Colán, Peru. Neotropical Biodiversity 7(1): 279–296. DOI: 10.1080/23766808.2021.1953894 Reference page. 
• Uetz, P., Koo, M.S., Aguilar, R., Brings, E., Catenazzi, A., Chang, A.T., Chaitanya, R., Freed, P. et al. 2021. A Quarter Century of Reptile and Amphibian Databases. Herpetological Review 52(2): 246–255.  Reference page. 

• Chávez, G., Thompson, M.E., Sánchez, D.A., Chávez-Arribasplata, J.C. & Catenazzi, A. 2022. A needle in a haystack: Integrative taxonomy reveals the existence of a new small species of fossorial frog (Anura, Microhylidae, Synapturanus) from the vast lower Putumayo basin, Peru. Evolutionary Systematics 6(1): 9–20. DOI: 10.3897/evolsyst.6.80281 Reference page. 
• Lehr, E., Cusi, J.C., Fernández, M.I., Vera, R.J. & Catenazzi, A. 2022. A New Species of Proctoporus (Reptilia, Gymnophthalmidae, Cercosaurinae) from the Puna of the Otishi National Park in Peru. Taxonomy 3(1): 10–28. DOI: 10.3390/taxonomy3010002 Reference page. 
• Mamani, L., Cruz, R., Mallqui, S. & Catenazzi, A. 2022. Molecular Phylogenetics and Comparative Examination of Voucher Museums Reveal Two New Species of Gymnophthalmid Lizards (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae) from the Peruvian Andes, with Comments on Proctoporus guentheri (Boettger, 1891). Diversity 14(3): 215. DOI: 10.3390/d14030215 Reference page. 

• Chávez, G., García-Ayachi, L.A. & Catenazzi, A. 2023. A new species of Microteiid Lizard (Gymnophthalmidae, Cercosaurini, Selvasaura) from a remote area in the Peruvian Andes. Evolutionary Systematics 7: 123–132. DOI: 10.3897/evolsyst.7.99118 Reference page. 
• Chávez, G., García-Ayachi, L.A. & Catenazzi, A. 2023. A new species of frog (Terrarana, Strabomantidae, Phrynopus) from the Peruvian Andean Grasslands. Evolutionary Systematics 7(1): 105–116. DOI: 10.3897/evolsyst.7.96258 Reference page. 
• Díaz, V., Mamani, L. & Catenazzi, A. 2023. A new species of Andean frog of the genus Phrynopus (Anura: Strabomantidae) from southeastern Peru. Zootaxa 5293(2): 333–348. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5293.2.7 Reference page. 
• Herrera-Alva, V., Catenazzi, A. & Aguilar-Puntriano, C. 2023. A new cryptic species of terrestrial breeding frog of the Pristimantis danae group (Anura, Strabomantidae) from montane forests in Ayacucho, Peru. ZooKeys 1187: 1-29. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1187.104536 Reference page. 
• Chávez, G., Aznaran, W., García-Ayachi, L.A. & Catenazzi, A. 2023. Rising from the ashes: A new treefrog (Anura, Hylidae, Scinax) from a wildfire-threatened area in the Amazon lowlands of central Peru. Evolutionary Systematics 7: 183–194. DOI: 10.3897/evolsyst.7.102425 Reference page. 
• Lehr, E., Cusi, J.C., Fernández, M.I., Vera, R.J. & Catenazzi, A. 2023. A new species of Tachymenoides (Serpentes: Dipsadidae: Tachymenini) from the puna of the Otishi National Park in Peru. Salamandra 59(3): 199–206. PDF Reference page. 
• Mamani, L., Vargas, V.J., Chaparro, J.C. & Catenazzi, A. 2023. Two new species of gymnophthalmid lizards of the genus Petracola (Squamata: Cercosaurinae) from the Andes of northeastern Peru, and their phylogenetic relationships. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 17(1): 161–173. Reference page. 
• Venegas, P.J., García-Ayachi, L.A., Marchelie, A., Ormeño, J.R., Catenazzi, A. 2023. A New Species of Terrestrial-Breeding Frog, Genus Pristimantis (Anura: Strabomantidae), from the Peruvian Yungas of Central Peru. Taxonomy 3(2): 331–345. DOI: 10.3390/taxonomy3020019 . Reference page. 

• Venegas, P.J., García-Ayachi, L.A., Barboza, A.C. & Catenazzi, A. 2024. Description of two new species of Pristimantis (Anura: Strabomantidae) from northern Peru, previously confused with P. phoxocephalus Lynch 1979. Holotipus. Rivista di Zoologia Sistematica e Tassonomia 5: 1–19. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11103883 Reference page. 

• Santa-Cruz, R., Canazas-Terán, A., Bejarano. R., López, E., Morales, A., von May, R., Catenazzi, A. & Aguilar-Puntriano, C.A. 2025. A new species of the Liolaemus walkeri clade (Squamata: Liolaemidae) in the volcanic chain of Arequipa, Peru. Salamandra 61(2): 115–131. PDF Reference page. 
• Chávez, G., Aznaran, W., Wong, I., Victoriano-Cigüeñas, K.Y., García-Ayachi, L.A., Valencia-Málaga, J.D., Ormeño, J.R., Gulman, M., Sumiano-Mejía, R., Thompson, M.E. & Catenazzi, A. 2025. Over the top: Three new species of terrestrial breeding frogs (Anura, Terrarana, Pristimantis) from the highlands of the Cordillera de Huancabamba, northwestern Peru. Evolutionary Systematics 9: 145–166. DOI: 10.3897/evolsyst.9.148522 Reference page. 
• Lötters, S., Böning, P., Bailon, S., Barros Castañeda, J.D., Boistel, R., Catenazzi, A., Chaparro, J.C., Chávez, G., Chujutalli, A., Coen, L., Coloma, L.A., Crawford, A.J., Culebras, J., Cusi Martínez, J.C., Daza-R., J.M., De la Riva, I., Ellwein, D.J., Ernst, R., Flechas-Hernández, S.V., Fouquet, A., Guayasamin, J.M., Heine, C.H., Jorge, R.F., Jung, A., Jungfer, K.-H., Kaffenberger, N., Krehenwinkel, H., La Marca, E., Lampo, M., Medina-Rangel, G.F., Orsen, L., Paluh, D.J., Peréz-González, J.L., Perrin, J., Quezada Riera, A.B., Reyes-Puig, J.P., Roca-Rey Ross, B., Rößler, D.C., Rueda-Solano, L.A., Salazar-Valenzuela, D., Señaris Vasquez, J.C., Sowinski, M., Terán-Valdez, A., Tovar-Ortiz, A., Veith, M., Venegas, P.J., von May, R., Weitkamp, T. & Plewnia, A. 2025. A roadmap for harlequin frog systematics, with a partial revision of Amazonian species related to Atelopus spumarius. Zootaxa 5571(1): 1–76. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5571.1.1 Reference page. 

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