Rediscovery of Laura’s glassfrog Nymphargus laurae (Anura: Centrolenidae) with new data on its morphology, colouration, phylogenetic position and conservation in Ecuador
We report the rediscovery of Laura’s Glassfrog, Nymphargus laurae Cisneros-Heredia & McDiarmid, 2007, based on two specimens collected at the Colonso-Chalupas Biological Reserve, province of Napo, Ecuador. The species was described and known from a single male specimen collected in 1955 at Loret...
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| author | María José Sánchez-Carvajal Grace C. Reyes-Ortega Diego F. Cisneros-Heredia H. Mauricio Ortega-Andrade |
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| description | We report the rediscovery of Laura’s Glassfrog, Nymphargus laurae Cisneros-Heredia & McDiarmid, 2007, based on two specimens collected at the Colonso-Chalupas Biological Reserve, province of Napo, Ecuador. The species was described and known from a single male specimen collected in 1955 at Loreto, north-eastern Andean foothills of Ecuador. Limited information was available about the colouration, systematics, ecology, and biogeography of N. laurae. We provide new data on the external morphology, colouration, distribution and comment on its conservation status and extinction risk. We discuss the phylogenetic relationships of N. laurae, which forms a clade together with N. siren and N. humboldti. The importance of research in unexplored areas must be a national priority to document the biodiversity associated, especially in protected areas. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-be919a63dbfa4af6b9bd145eb6ae7a9d2023-12-02T21:50:27ZengPeerJ Inc.PeerJ2167-83592021-12-019e1264410.7717/peerj.12644Rediscovery of Laura’s glassfrog Nymphargus laurae (Anura: Centrolenidae) with new data on its morphology, colouration, phylogenetic position and conservation in EcuadorMaría José Sánchez-Carvajal0Grace C. Reyes-Ortega1Diego F. Cisneros-Heredia2H. Mauricio Ortega-Andrade3Ingeniería en Ecosistemas, Facultad de Ciencias de la Vida, Universidad Regional Amazónica Ikiam, Tena, Napo, EcuadorIngeniería en Ecosistemas, Facultad de Ciencias de la Vida, Universidad Regional Amazónica Ikiam, Tena, Napo, EcuadorColegio de Ciencias Biológicas y Ambientales, Instituto de Biodiversidad Tropical iBIOTROP, Museo de Zoología, Laboratorio de Zoología Terrestre, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Quito, Pichincha, EcuadorIngeniería en Ecosistemas, Facultad de Ciencias de la Vida, Universidad Regional Amazónica Ikiam, Tena, Napo, EcuadorWe report the rediscovery of Laura’s Glassfrog, Nymphargus laurae Cisneros-Heredia & McDiarmid, 2007, based on two specimens collected at the Colonso-Chalupas Biological Reserve, province of Napo, Ecuador. The species was described and known from a single male specimen collected in 1955 at Loreto, north-eastern Andean foothills of Ecuador. Limited information was available about the colouration, systematics, ecology, and biogeography of N. laurae. We provide new data on the external morphology, colouration, distribution and comment on its conservation status and extinction risk. We discuss the phylogenetic relationships of N. laurae, which forms a clade together with N. siren and N. humboldti. The importance of research in unexplored areas must be a national priority to document the biodiversity associated, especially in protected areas.https://peerj.com/articles/12644.pdfPhylogenyTaxonomyGlassfrogsColonso-Chalupas biological reserveSystematics |
| spellingShingle | María José Sánchez-Carvajal Grace C. Reyes-Ortega Diego F. Cisneros-Heredia H. Mauricio Ortega-Andrade Rediscovery of Laura’s glassfrog Nymphargus laurae (Anura: Centrolenidae) with new data on its morphology, colouration, phylogenetic position and conservation in Ecuador PeerJ Phylogeny Taxonomy Glassfrogs Colonso-Chalupas biological reserve Systematics |
| title | Rediscovery of Laura’s glassfrog Nymphargus laurae (Anura: Centrolenidae) with new data on its morphology, colouration, phylogenetic position and conservation in Ecuador |
| title_full | Rediscovery of Laura’s glassfrog Nymphargus laurae (Anura: Centrolenidae) with new data on its morphology, colouration, phylogenetic position and conservation in Ecuador |
| title_fullStr | Rediscovery of Laura’s glassfrog Nymphargus laurae (Anura: Centrolenidae) with new data on its morphology, colouration, phylogenetic position and conservation in Ecuador |
| title_full_unstemmed | Rediscovery of Laura’s glassfrog Nymphargus laurae (Anura: Centrolenidae) with new data on its morphology, colouration, phylogenetic position and conservation in Ecuador |
| title_short | Rediscovery of Laura’s glassfrog Nymphargus laurae (Anura: Centrolenidae) with new data on its morphology, colouration, phylogenetic position and conservation in Ecuador |
| title_sort | rediscovery of laura s glassfrog nymphargus laurae anura centrolenidae with new data on its morphology colouration phylogenetic position and conservation in ecuador |
| topic | Phylogeny Taxonomy Glassfrogs Colonso-Chalupas biological reserve Systematics |
| url | https://peerj.com/articles/12644.pdf |
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