Two new species of terrestrial frogs of the Pristimantis gladiator complex (Anura, Strabomantidae) from the Ecuadorian Andes, with insights on their biogeography and skull morphology
The explosive diversity of rainfrogs (Pristimantis spp) reaches its highest levels in the mountains of the Tropical Andes, with remarkable cryptic species mainly in unexplored areas of Ecuador. Based on phylogenetics, morphometric traits, skull osteology and bioacoustics, we describe two new species...
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| author | Juan Pablo Reyes-Puig Miguel Urgilés-Merchán Daniela Franco-Mena Juan M. Guayasamin Diego Batallas Carolina Reyes-Puig |
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| description | The explosive diversity of rainfrogs (Pristimantis spp) reaches its highest levels in the mountains of the Tropical Andes, with remarkable cryptic species mainly in unexplored areas of Ecuador. Based on phylogenetics, morphometric traits, skull osteology and bioacoustics, we describe two new species of Pristimantis, previously confused with Pristimantis gladiator, that belong to the subgenus Trachyphrynus traditionally known as the Pristimantis myersi species group. The two new taxa are closely related, but have allopatric distributions. We discuss the importance of the Quijos and Pastaza River valleys in the diversification along Amazonian slopes of the Ecuadorian Andes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6fe95d152336448c82c9e00386d3bbd82023-09-28T08:11:04ZengPensoft PublishersZooKeys1313-29702023-09-01118025729310.3897/zookeys.1180.107333107333Two new species of terrestrial frogs of the Pristimantis gladiator complex (Anura, Strabomantidae) from the Ecuadorian Andes, with insights on their biogeography and skull morphologyJuan Pablo Reyes-Puig0Miguel Urgilés-Merchán1Daniela Franco-Mena2Juan M. Guayasamin3Diego Batallas4Carolina Reyes-Puig5Fundación Oscar Efrén ReyesInstituto Nacional de BiodiversidadUniversidad San Francisco de QuitoUniversidad San Francisco de QuitoUniversidad Complutense de MadridUniversidad San Francisco de QuitoThe explosive diversity of rainfrogs (Pristimantis spp) reaches its highest levels in the mountains of the Tropical Andes, with remarkable cryptic species mainly in unexplored areas of Ecuador. Based on phylogenetics, morphometric traits, skull osteology and bioacoustics, we describe two new species of Pristimantis, previously confused with Pristimantis gladiator, that belong to the subgenus Trachyphrynus traditionally known as the Pristimantis myersi species group. The two new taxa are closely related, but have allopatric distributions. We discuss the importance of the Quijos and Pastaza River valleys in the diversification along Amazonian slopes of the Ecuadorian Andes.https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/107333/download/pdf/ |
| spellingShingle | Juan Pablo Reyes-Puig Miguel Urgilés-Merchán Daniela Franco-Mena Juan M. Guayasamin Diego Batallas Carolina Reyes-Puig Two new species of terrestrial frogs of the Pristimantis gladiator complex (Anura, Strabomantidae) from the Ecuadorian Andes, with insights on their biogeography and skull morphology ZooKeys |
| title | Two new species of terrestrial frogs of the Pristimantis gladiator complex (Anura, Strabomantidae) from the Ecuadorian Andes, with insights on their biogeography and skull morphology |
| title_full | Two new species of terrestrial frogs of the Pristimantis gladiator complex (Anura, Strabomantidae) from the Ecuadorian Andes, with insights on their biogeography and skull morphology |
| title_fullStr | Two new species of terrestrial frogs of the Pristimantis gladiator complex (Anura, Strabomantidae) from the Ecuadorian Andes, with insights on their biogeography and skull morphology |
| title_full_unstemmed | Two new species of terrestrial frogs of the Pristimantis gladiator complex (Anura, Strabomantidae) from the Ecuadorian Andes, with insights on their biogeography and skull morphology |
| title_short | Two new species of terrestrial frogs of the Pristimantis gladiator complex (Anura, Strabomantidae) from the Ecuadorian Andes, with insights on their biogeography and skull morphology |
| title_sort | two new species of terrestrial frogs of the pristimantis gladiator complex anura strabomantidae from the ecuadorian andes with insights on their biogeography and skull morphology |
| url | https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/107333/download/pdf/ |
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