A New Species of Terrestrial Frog (Strabomantidae) from the Upper Basin of the Pastaza River, Ecuador

Overview

Journal Zookeys

Date 2019 Apr 2

PMID 30930648

Citations 10

Authors

Carolina Reyes-Puig

Juan Pablo Reyes-Puig

Daniel A Velarde-Garcez

Nicolas Davalos

Emilio Mancero

Maria Jose Navarrete

Mario H Yanez-Munoz

Diego F Cisneros-Heredia

Santiago R Ron

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Abstract

We describe a new species of from the montane forest of the Río Zuñag Ecological Reserve, upper basin of the Pastaza River, Ecuador. is characterized by a snout-vent length of 11.6-21.3 mm in adult males ( = 12), 22.6-34.3 mm in adult females ( = 8), and is compared morphologically and genetically with and with other relevant species of . The new species is characterized by having skin on dorsum and flanks shagreen, distinctive scapular folds, snout broadly rounded in dorsal view, upper eyelid bearing one or two subconical tubercles and some rounded tubercles, dorsum and flanks light brown to brown, with irregular dark brown marks bounded by dirty cream and groin with irregular yellowish marks.

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