Description of three new species of frogs in the genus <em>Pristimantis</em> (Anura: Terrarana: Strabomantidae) of the cloud forests in the Metropolitan District of Quito, Ecuador

<p>We describe three new species of frogs <em>Pristimantis</em> from the Distrito Metropolitano de Quito based on material collected by expedition of the Museo Ecuatoriano de Ciencias Naturales. The new species are assigned to the P <em>unistrigatus</em>, P <em>de...

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Published in:	ACI Avances en Ciencias e Ingenierías
Main Authors:	Mario H. Yánez-Muñoz, Paúl A. Meza-Ramos, Diego F. Cisneros-Heredia, Juan Pablo Reyes-Puig
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ 2010-12-01
Subjects:	Pristimantis yumbo sp. nov. Pristimantis romanorum sp. nov. Pristimantis sirnigeli sp. nov. bosques nublados taxonomía Pichincha Ecuador
Online Access:	http://revistas.usfq.edu.ec/index.php/avances/article/view/40

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Summary:	<p>We describe three new species of frogs <em>Pristimantis</em> from the Distrito Metropolitano de Quito based on material collected by expedition of the Museo Ecuatoriano de Ciencias Naturales. The new species are assigned to the P <em>unistrigatus</em>, P <em>devillei</em> and P <em>myersi</em> species-groups, and can be distinguished easily from similar species by external morphology and distinctive coloration patterns. The three new species were discovered in the extensive and unexplored forests on the northern and southwestern slopes of the Pichincha volcano, which preserves an endemic and still poorly-known fauna.</p>
ISSN:	1390-5384 2528-7788