A new species of Bryophryne (Anura: Strabomantidae) from the Cordillera de Vilcabamba, southeastern Peruvian Andes
We describe a new species of Bryophryne from the Cordillera de Vilcabamba in Department Cusco, in the southeastern Peruvian Andes. The new species differs from all other congeneric taxa, except B. flammiventris and B. gymnotis, by possessing a weakly defined tympanic membrane and tympanic annulus, b...
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doaj-a6c3519439304c54882b33ab7f0b21372021-02-02T16:05:24ZengUniversidade de São PauloPhyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology1519-13972316-90792017-12-01162A new species of Bryophryne (Anura: Strabomantidae) from the Cordillera de Vilcabamba, southeastern Peruvian AndesLuis Mamani0Alessandro Catenazzi1Alex Ttito2Sergio Mallqui3Juan C. Chaparro4Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco. Museo de Historia Natural Museo de Biodiversidad del Perú Universidad de Concepcíon. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Oceanográficas. Departamento de ZoologíaSouthern Illinois University Carbondale. Department of Zoology,Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco. Museo de Historia Natural Museo de Biodiversidad del PerúUniversidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco. Museo de Historia Natural Museo de Biodiversidad del PerúUniversidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco. Museo de Historia Natural Museo de Biodiversidad del PerúWe describe a new species of Bryophryne from the Cordillera de Vilcabamba in Department Cusco, in the southeastern Peruvian Andes. The new species differs from all other congeneric taxa, except B. flammiventris and B. gymnotis, by possessing a weakly defined tympanic membrane and tympanic annulus, by the presence of vocal sac and vocal slits in males, and by producing advertisement calls. The new species is distinguished from B. flammiventris and B. gymnotis by skin texture, presence of small, oblique dentigerous processes on the vomer, ventral coloration ranging from bluish-gray to whitish-gray with irregular or reticulate dark brown spots, and call composed of two or three notes. The new species is further characterized by having dorsal skin shagreen with tubercles, discontinuous dorsolateral folds, skin smooth on ventral surfaces of the body, and lateral fringes on fingers and toes. This species was found at the transition from montane forest to high Andean puna, where it occurs in moist microhabitats under moss and rocks at elevations from 3519 to 3707 m a.s.l.https://www.revistas.usp.br/phyllo/article/view/141761amphibiansBrachycephaloideaChoquequirao Archeological Complexhumid grasslandTerrarana |
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Luis Mamani Alessandro Catenazzi Alex Ttito Sergio Mallqui Juan C. Chaparro A new species of Bryophryne (Anura: Strabomantidae) from the Cordillera de Vilcabamba, southeastern Peruvian Andes Phyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology amphibians Brachycephaloidea Choquequirao Archeological Complex humid grassland Terrarana |
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Luis Mamani Alessandro Catenazzi Alex Ttito Sergio Mallqui Juan C. Chaparro |
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Luis Mamani |
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A new species of Bryophryne (Anura: Strabomantidae) from the Cordillera de Vilcabamba, southeastern Peruvian Andes |
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A new species of Bryophryne (Anura: Strabomantidae) from the Cordillera de Vilcabamba, southeastern Peruvian Andes |
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A new species of Bryophryne (Anura: Strabomantidae) from the Cordillera de Vilcabamba, southeastern Peruvian Andes |
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A new species of Bryophryne (Anura: Strabomantidae) from the Cordillera de Vilcabamba, southeastern Peruvian Andes |
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A new species of Bryophryne (Anura: Strabomantidae) from the Cordillera de Vilcabamba, southeastern Peruvian Andes |
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new species of bryophryne (anura: strabomantidae) from the cordillera de vilcabamba, southeastern peruvian andes |
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Universidade de São Paulo |
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Phyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology |
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1519-1397 2316-9079 |
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2017-12-01 |
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We describe a new species of Bryophryne from the Cordillera de Vilcabamba in Department Cusco, in the southeastern Peruvian Andes. The new species differs from all other congeneric taxa, except B. flammiventris and B. gymnotis, by possessing a weakly defined tympanic membrane and tympanic annulus, by the presence of vocal sac and vocal slits in males, and by producing advertisement calls. The new species is distinguished from B. flammiventris and B. gymnotis by skin texture, presence of small, oblique dentigerous processes on the vomer, ventral coloration ranging from bluish-gray to whitish-gray with irregular or reticulate dark brown spots, and call composed of two or three notes. The new species is further characterized by having dorsal skin shagreen with tubercles, discontinuous dorsolateral folds, skin smooth on ventral surfaces of the body, and lateral fringes on fingers and toes. This species was found at the transition from montane forest to high Andean puna, where it occurs in moist microhabitats under moss and rocks at elevations from 3519 to 3707 m a.s.l. |
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amphibians Brachycephaloidea Choquequirao Archeological Complex humid grassland Terrarana |
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https://www.revistas.usp.br/phyllo/article/view/141761 |
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