Description of a new Allobates (Anura, Dendrobatidae) from the eastern Andean piedmont, Venezuela
We describe a new nurse frog in the genus Allobates (Dendrobatidae) from Río Negro, Municipio Córdoba, Estado Táchira, in western Venezuela. This species is a leaflitter inhabitant of primary and secondary lowland rainforest at altitudes from 400 to 1000 m. The new species is similar to the species...
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| author | César Luis Barrio-Amorós Juan Carlos Santos |
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| description | We describe a new nurse frog in the genus Allobates (Dendrobatidae) from Río Negro, Municipio Córdoba, Estado Táchira, in western Venezuela. This species is a leaflitter inhabitant of primary and secondary lowland rainforest at altitudes from 400 to 1000 m. The new species is similar to the species in the Allobates marchesianus group and is restricted to the slopes of the western Venezuelan Andes. It differs from its congeners by having an irregularly spotted dorsalpattern, diffuse oblique lateral stripe, ventrolateral stripe and yellowish belly on males. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-143d23ce2a3e46789977fbf97a8689c52022-12-21T18:53:46ZengUniversidade de São PauloPhyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology1519-13972009-12-018289104Description of a new Allobates (Anura, Dendrobatidae) from the eastern Andean piedmont, VenezuelaCésar Luis Barrio-AmorósJuan Carlos SantosWe describe a new nurse frog in the genus Allobates (Dendrobatidae) from Río Negro, Municipio Córdoba, Estado Táchira, in western Venezuela. This species is a leaflitter inhabitant of primary and secondary lowland rainforest at altitudes from 400 to 1000 m. The new species is similar to the species in the Allobates marchesianus group and is restricted to the slopes of the western Venezuelan Andes. It differs from its congeners by having an irregularly spotted dorsalpattern, diffuse oblique lateral stripe, ventrolateral stripe and yellowish belly on males.http://www.phyllomedusa.esalq.usp.br/articles/volume8/number2/8289104.pdfAnuraDendrobatidaeAllobatesnew speciesVenezuelaColombia |
| spellingShingle | César Luis Barrio-Amorós Juan Carlos Santos Description of a new Allobates (Anura, Dendrobatidae) from the eastern Andean piedmont, Venezuela Phyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology Anura Dendrobatidae Allobates new species Venezuela Colombia |
| title | Description of a new Allobates (Anura, Dendrobatidae) from the eastern Andean piedmont, Venezuela |
| title_full | Description of a new Allobates (Anura, Dendrobatidae) from the eastern Andean piedmont, Venezuela |
| title_fullStr | Description of a new Allobates (Anura, Dendrobatidae) from the eastern Andean piedmont, Venezuela |
| title_full_unstemmed | Description of a new Allobates (Anura, Dendrobatidae) from the eastern Andean piedmont, Venezuela |
| title_short | Description of a new Allobates (Anura, Dendrobatidae) from the eastern Andean piedmont, Venezuela |
| title_sort | description of a new allobates anura dendrobatidae from the eastern andean piedmont venezuela |
| topic | Anura Dendrobatidae Allobates new species Venezuela Colombia |
| url | http://www.phyllomedusa.esalq.usp.br/articles/volume8/number2/8289104.pdf |
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