Title
A new species of terrestrial-breeding frog (Amphibia, Strabomantidae, Noblella) from the Upper Madre De DiosWatershed, Amazonian Andes and lowlands of southern Peru
Date Issued
01 September 2019
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
von May R.
Whitcher C.
Rabosky D.
Universidad Internacional de Florida
Publisher(s)
MDPI AG
Abstract
We describe and name a new species of Noblella Barbour, 1930 (Strabomantidae) from southern Peru. Key diagnostic characteristics of the new species include the presence of a short, oblique fold-like tubercle on the ventral part of the tarsal region, two phalanges on finger IV, and an evident tympanum. The elevational distribution of the new species spans 1250 m (240-1490 m) from lowland Amazon rainforest to montane forest on the eastern slopes of the Andes.
Volume
11
Issue
9
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Conservación de la Biodiversidad
Biología reproductiva
Zoología, Ornitología, Entomología, ciencias biológicas del comportamiento
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85072126787
Source
Diversity
ISSN of the container
14242818
Sponsor(s)
We thank Cesar Aguilar (MUSM) and Greg Schneider (UMMZ) for supporting our access to specimens in theMUSMand UMMZmuseumcollections, respectively.We thank the Amazon Conservation Association and the staffs at Los Amigos Biological Stations and Los Amigos Conservation Concession for facilitating our work at their field stations.We thankMichelle Lynch and ErinWesteen for their help in generating μCT images included in this paper.We thank the Servicio Nacional Forestal y de Fauna Silvestre, Peru (SERFOR) for providing collecting permits (R.D.G. No 120-2012-AG-DGFFS-DGEFFS, No 064-2013-AG-DGFFS-DGEFFS, No 0146-2013-AG-DGFFS-DGEFFS, No 292-2014-AG-DGFFS-DGEFFS, No 029-2016-SERFOR-DGGSPFFS, No 405-2016-SERFOR-DGGSPFFS, and Contrato de Acceso Marco a Recursos Genéticos No 359-2013-MINAGRI-DGFFS-DGEFFS). R.S.-C. thanks Julieta Cabrera for her help and patience in the coordination and use of research and training funds, and Amaranta Canazas for her support in advancing this manuscript. A.C. also thanks Perú Verde for permission to work at their biological station in San Pedro, and within their protected area (área de Conservación Privada Bosque Nublado).
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