Title
Integrative taxonomy reveals first country record of Hyalinobatrachium mondolfii Señaris and Ayarzagüena 2001, and distribution range extensions for Cochranella nola Harvey 1996, and Rulyrana spiculata Duellman 1976 (Anura: Centrolenidae) in Peru
Date Issued
04 November 2019
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Magnolia Press
Abstract
We used an integrative taxonomy approach to investigate the taxonomic identity of several populations of glassfrogs from Peru, which are notoriously challenging to identify due to their overall similarity in morphology and coloration. We relied on comparisons of morphology, bioacoustics, and partial fragments of 16S rRNA DNA sequences. We report for the first time the presence of Hyalinobatrachium mondolfii in Peru, being this the southernmost locality known for the species. Likewise, we update and extend the distribution ranges of Rulyrana spiculata and Cochranella nola in the Andes of Peru, provide a 16S sequence of a topotype of R. spiculata, and confirm its presence in Bolivia. For all three species, we increase the current knowledge on their geographic distribution and genetic and phenotypic variation.
Start page
541
End page
560
Volume
4691
Issue
5
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Bioquímica, Biología molecular
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85074436779
PubMed ID
Source
Zootaxa
ISSN of the container
11755326
Sponsor(s)
We thank Las Piedras Amazon Center (LPAC) and Nice Trip SAC for financially supporting GC and RP fieldwork in Las Piedras River. We also thank Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and Servicio Nacional de Areas Naturales Protegidas por el Estado (SERNANP) for supporting field surveys at SIRA Community Reserve. We thank David Johnston and Tatiana Espinosa from LPAC and Asociación para la Resiliencia del Bosque frente a la Inter-Oceanica (ARBIO) two amazing conservationist who trusted GC´s work and gave us all the logistical support during every field trip performed at Las Piedras. GC thanks to Andy Barboza and José Malqui for field assistance at SIRA Community Reserve and Caterina Cosmopolis for her help with the map and geographical data. We are indebted to Alfredo Arbe-Loli, Liselot Lange, Vladimir Pisango, and Elvis Perdomo for accommodation during our stay at LPAC. Work at Manu National Park (AC) was supported by grants from the Amazon Conservation Association, the Eppley Foundation, the Rufford Small Grants Foundation, the Chicago Board of Trade Endangered Species Fund, and the Amphibian Specialist Group.
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