Hyloscirtus elbakyanae is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. The species is native to the rainforests of Ecuador. It was named after Alexandra Elbakyan in 2025.
Taxonomy Hyloscirtus elbakyanae was first described in 2025, alongside Hyloscirtus dispersus and Hyloscirtus maycu.
The holotype is an adult male, which was collected in Ecuador's Morona-Santiago Province in 2012. It has been registered at elevations of .
The species is known only from the male.
Distribution Hyloscirtus elbakyanae is native to tropical hillside forests and eastern in the Ecuadorian region of the Amazon rainforest. It is found in of rainforest, though there may be undiscovered populations.
Description Hyloscirtus elbakyanae has an average snout-to-vent length of . Males of the species are larger than the males of Hyloscirtus albopunctulatus and Hyloscirtus maycu.
H. elbakyanae is olive, brownish, or greyish green, and may have white flecks and black spots. The underside, armpits, and groin are silver or brown in colour. The tympanum is round and inconspicuous. The species has conspicuous subarticular tubercles on its hands and feet.
The advertisement call is a single note, repeated in a series of 4-13 calls. The species is nocturnal.
Etymology Hyloscirtus elbakyanae is named after the computer programmer Alexandra Elbakyan. The researchers noted that her website, Sci-Hub, helped them access relevant literature.
"Elbakyan stream frog" has been proposed as a common name for the species.
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External links
3D model of Hyloscirtus elbakyanae at Sketchfab