Title
A New Species Of Pristimantis (Anura, Craugastoridae) From The Cajas Massif, Southern Ecuador
Keywords
Andes; Glandular frog; Paramo; Pristimantis erythros sp. n.; Taxonomy; Terrarana
Abstract
A new species of Pristimantis is described from the highland paramos on the eastern slopes of the Cajas Massif, southern Andes of Ecuador, at 3400 m. This new species is characterized by having a distinctive reddish color, cutaneous macroglands in suprascapular region and surfaces of arm and legs, and by lacking dentigerous processes of vomers. The cutaneous macroglands are similar to those exhibited by several species of the Pristimantis orcesi group, and may suggest a close phylogenetic relationship. The new species could be a latitudinal substitution of Pristimantis orcesi in the southern Andes of Ecuador.
Publication Date
1-1-2018
Publication Title
ZooKeys
Volume
2018
Issue
751
Number of Pages
113-128
Document Type
Article
Personal Identifier
scopus
DOI Link
https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.751.20541
Copyright Status
Unknown
Socpus ID
85045895018 (Scopus)
Source API URL
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85045895018
STARS Citation
Sánchez-Nivicela, Juan C.; Celi-Piedra, Elvis; Posse-Sarmiento, Valentina; Urgiles, Verónica L.; and Yánez-Muñoz, Mario, "A New Species Of Pristimantis (Anura, Craugastoridae) From The Cajas Massif, Southern Ecuador" (2018). Scopus Export 2015-2019. 8563.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/scopus2015/8563