Title
Two new species of Amazophrynella (Amphibia: Anura: Bufonidae) from Loreto, Peru
Date Issued
08 April 2015
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
De Carvalho V.T.
Ávila R.W.
Farias I.P.
Gordo M.
Hrbek T.
Universidade Federal do Amazonas
Publisher(s)
Magnolia Press
Abstract
Amazophrynella is a taxonomically poorly known bufonid genus with a pan-Amazonian distribution. A large part of this ambiguity comes from taxonomic uncertainties regarding the type species A. minuta. In this study we compare morpho-logical and molecular data of topotypic specimens of A. minuta with all other nomical congeneric species. Based on these comparisons, we describe two new species. The first species, A. amazonicola sp. nov., differs from other recognized con-geners by having a tip of snout with a small triangular protrusion (in dorsal and lateral view), spiculated body and basal webbing on fingers I and II. The second species, A. matses sp. nov., differs from congeners by the smallest snout to vent length of the genus, edges of nasal protrusion dilated and elliptical shape palmar tubercles. The two species are allopatric, where the first species is known to be associated with white sand forests (=campinaranas), while the second inhabits up-land (=terra firme) forests. Both species are diagnosable by a series of substitutions in the 16S rDNA, and both species are highly divergent from their sister taxa (p-distances range from 7-14%).
Start page
79
End page
103
Volume
3946
Issue
1
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Conservación de la Biodiversidad Biología
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84930796644
PubMed ID
Source
Zootaxa
ISSN of the container
11755326
Sponsor(s)
Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
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