A New Species of Terrestrial Frog of the Genus Barbour, 1930 (Amphibia: Strabomantidae) from the Llanganates-Sangay Ecological Corridor, Tungurahua, Ecuador

Overview

Journal PeerJ

Specialties Biology
Environmental Health
General Medicine

Date 2019 Aug 20

PMID 31423356

Citations 6

Authors

Juan Pablo Reyes-Puig

Carolina Reyes-Puig

Santiago Ron

Jhael A Ortega

Juan M Guayasamin

Mindee Goodrum

Fausto Recalde

Jose J Vieira

Claudia Koch

Mario H Yanez-Munoz

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Abstract

We describe a new species of terrestrial frog of the genus from the eastern versants of the Ecuadorian Andes in the upper Pastaza watershed. sp. n. differs from its Ecuadorian congeners by the presence of a differentiated tympanic membrane and a weakly defined tympanic annulus, and eyelids with rounded tubercles. In addition, the new species is characterized by its blackish-dark brown ventral coloration scattered with little white dots and the absence of papillae at the tip of the fingers and toes. We provide a detailed description of the call and osteology of the new species. Finally, we present the most complete phylogeny of the genus, which confirms that is a non-monophyletic group.

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