Abstract
A new species of the minute leptodactylid frog genus Phyllonastes is described from humid montane forests in Departamento de Cochabamba, Bolivia. The new species has two phalanges in the fourth finger, distinguishing it from RI heyeri and P lynchi, both of which have three phalanges. From the other species with two phalanges, P lochites and R myrmecoides, the new species differs mainly by lacking a tympanum. The specimen USNM 257845 from Yungas de Cochabamba might belong to the new species, but additional material is needed to confirm this point The destruction of Bolivian cloud forests can lead to the extinction of endemic amphibian species with restricted distributions.
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