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Mônico AT, Ferrão M, Moravec J, Fouquet A, Lima AP. A new species of Pristimantis (Anura: Strabomantidae) from white-sand forests of central Amazonia, Brazil. PeerJ 2023; 11:e15399. [PMID: 37304878 PMCID: PMC10252896 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.15399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2022] [Accepted: 04/20/2023] [Indexed: 06/13/2023] Open
Abstract
The white-sand ecosystems in the Solimões-Negro Interfluve are among the less studied in Amazonia. Recent herpetological surveys conducted west of Manaus, Brazil (central Amazonia) indicate that white-sand forests host a unique anuran fauna comprising habitat specialized and endemic species. In the present study we describe a new species of rain frog belonging to the Pristimantis unistrigatus species group from the white-sand forest locally called "campinarana" (thin-trunked forests with canopy height below 20 m). The new species is phylogenetically close to rain frogs from western Amazonian lowlands (P. delius, P. librarius, P. matidiktyo and P. ockendeni). It differs from its closest relatives mainly by its size (male SVL of 17.3-20.1 mm, n = 16; female SVL of 23.2-26.5 mm, n = 6), presence of tympanum, tarsal tubercles and dentigerous processes of vomers, its translucent groin without bright colored blotches or marks, and by its advertisement call (composed of 5-10 notes, call duration of 550-1,061 ms, dominant frequency of 3,295-3,919 Hz). Like other anuran species recently discovered in the white-sand forests west of Manaus, the new species seems to be restricted to this peculiar ecosystem.
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- Alexander Tamanini Mônico
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia (Ecologia), Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
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- Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, United States of America
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- Department of Zoology, National Museum, Cirkusová, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Laboratoire Evolution et Diversité Biologique, Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia (Ecologia), Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
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Sánchez-Nivicela JC, Toral-Contreras E, Urgiles VL. Una nueva especie de Pristimantis (Anura: Strabomantidae) de la provincia del Azuay, Andes sur de Ecuador. NEOTROPICAL BIODIVERSITY 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/23766808.2022.2123731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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- Juan C. Sánchez-Nivicela
- Grupo de Investigación Evolución y Ecología de Fauna Neotropical, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá D.C, Colombia
- Museo de Zoología & Laboratorio de Zoología Terrestre, Laboratorio de Zoología Terrestre y Museo de Zoología, Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ, Instituto de Diversidad Biológica Tropical iBIOTROP, Quito, Ecuador
- División de Herpetología, Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad INABIO, Quito, Ecuador
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- División de Herpetología, Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad INABIO, Quito, Ecuador
- Department of Biology, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida
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Reyes-Puig C, Mancero E. Beyond the species name: an analysis of publication trends and biases in taxonomic descriptions of rainfrogs (Amphibia, Strabomantidae, Pristimantis). Zookeys 2022; 1134:73-100. [PMID: 36761112 PMCID: PMC9836588 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1134.91348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2022] [Accepted: 11/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The rainfrogs of the genus Pristimantis are one of the most diverse groups of vertebrates, with outstanding reproductive modes and strategies driving their success in colonizing new habitats. The rate of Pristimantis species discovered annually has increased continuously during the last 50 years, establishing the remarkable diversity found in this genus. In this paper the specifics of publications describing new species in the group are examined, including authorship, author gender, year, language, journal, scientific collections, and other details. Detailed information on the descriptions of 591 species of Pristimantis published to date (June 2022) were analyzed and extracted. John D. Lynch and William E. Duellman are the most prolific authors, yet Latin American researchers have scaled up and continued the description processes since the 1990s. The most common language used for descriptions is English, followed by Spanish. The great majority of authors have described only one species. The largest proportion of authors who have participated in the descriptions is of Ecuadorian nationality. Ecuador is the country with the highest description rate per year (3.9% growth rate). Only 20% of the contributions have included women and only 2% have featured women as principal authors. 36.8% of the species described are in the Not Evaluated or Data Deficient categories under the IUCN global red list. The importance of enhancing the descriptions in Spanish is emphasized and the inclusion based on equal access to opportunities for female researchers in Pristimantis taxonomy is encouraged. In general, if the current trends in Pristimantis descriptions continue, in ten years, a total of 770 or more species described could be expected.
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- Carolina Reyes-Puig
- Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ, Instituto iBIOTROP, Museo de Zoología & Laboratorio de Zoología Terrestre, Quito, 170901, Ecuador,Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ, Colegio de Ciencias Biológicas y Ambientales COCIBA, Quito, 170901, Ecuador
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- Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad, Unidad de Investigación, Quito, 170506, Ecuador
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Ttito A, Catenazzi A. Pristimantis achupalla sp. n., a new minute species of direct-developing frog (Amphibia, Anura, Strabomantidae) inhabiting bromeliads of the montane forest of the Amazonian Andes of Puno, Peru. PeerJ 2021; 9:e11878. [PMID: 34631306 PMCID: PMC8466079 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.11878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2021] [Accepted: 07/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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We describe a new species of bromeliad-dwelling Pristimantis from primary montane forest (2,225 m a.s.l.) in southern Peru. The type locality is near Thiuni, in the Department of Puno (province of Carabaya) in the upper watershed of a tributary of the Inambari River. Pristimantis achupalla sp. n. is characterized by a snout-vent length of 10.0–12.8 mm in adult males (n = 4), unknown in adult females, and is compared morphologically and genetically with species in the Pristimantis lacrimosus group, and with other similar species of Pristimantis. The new species is characterized by having skin on dorsum and flanks rugose, green brownish color, distinctive scapular folds, subacuminate or acuminate snout profile, upper eyelid bearing two or three subconical tubercles and some rounded tubercles, rostral papilla, flanks light brown to brown, with irregular dark brown marks.
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- Alex Ttito
- Departamento de Ecología, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.,Museo de Biodiversidad del Perú, Cusco, Perú.,Museo de Historia Natural del Cusco, Universidad Nacional San Antonio Abad del Cusco, Cusco, Perú
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, Florida, United States.,Centro de Ornitología y Biodiversidad, Lima, Perú.,Instituto Peruano de Herpetología, Lima, Perú
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Yánez-Muñoz MH, Reyes-Puig JP, Batallas-Revelo D, Broaddus C, Urgilés-Merchán M, Cisneros-Heredia DF, Guayasamin JM. A new Andean treefrog (Amphibia: Hyloscirtus bogotensis group) from Ecuador: an example of community involvement for conservation. PeerJ 2021; 9:e11914. [PMID: 34434655 PMCID: PMC8351578 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.11914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2021] [Accepted: 07/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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We provide several lines of evidence to delimit a new species of Hyloscirtus and define its phylogenetic position inside the Hyloscirtus bogotensis group. The new species is the sister taxon to Hyloscirtus mashpi and is related to a clade formed by H. alytolylax and a putative new species from the province of El Oro in, southwestern Ecuador. Hyloscirtus conscientia sp. nov. is described from the montane forests of the Mira River basin in the extreme northwestern Ecuador. The new species is characterized as follows: tympanic annulus conspicuous, tip of snout in dorsal view subacuminate, middorsal stripe formed by melanophores larger and less dense, dorsal skin with individual iridophores forming dots, scarcely distributed across dorsum. Our study also highlights the importance of the Mira River Valley as a biogeographic barrier; suggesting research efforts north and south of the valley are likely to reveal additional endemic cryptic diversity. Finally, our partnership with Reserva: The Youth Land Trust, Rainforest Trust and EcoMinga Foundation has produced a novel and meaningful way to connect young people with biodiversity discovery and habitat conservation.
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- Mario H Yánez-Muñoz
- Unidad de Investigación, Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (INABIO), Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador
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- Unidad de Investigación, Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (INABIO), Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador.,Dirección de Reservas de Fundación Ecominga, Fundación Ecominga, Baños, Tungurahua, Ecuador
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- Unidad de Investigación, Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (INABIO), Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador.,Departamento de Biodiversidad Ecología y Evolución de la Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Unidad de Investigación, Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (INABIO), Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador
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- Unidad de Investigación, Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (INABIO), Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador.,Museo de Zoología, Instituto iBIOTROP & Instituto Biósfera, Colegio de Ciencias Biológicas y Ambientales, Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ, Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador
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- Laboratorio de Biología Evolutiva, Instituto Biósfera-USFQ, Colegio de Ciencias Biológicas y Ambientales COCIBA, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador.,Department of Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
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Carrión-Olmedo JC, Ron SR. A new cryptic species of the Pristimantis lacrimosus group (Anura, Strabomantidae) from the eastern slopes of the Ecuadorian Andes. EVOLUTIONARY SYSTEMATICS 2021. [DOI: 10.3897/evolsyst.5.62661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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With 566 species, the neotropical genus Pristimantis is the most speciose vertebrate genus. As a result of its striking diversity, taxonomic reviews remain a challenge. Herein, we present an updated phylogeny of the Pristimantis lacrimosus group and describe a new species from Llanganates and Sangay National Parks. We also report, for the first time, the phylogenetic position of Pristimantis degener, P. eugeniae, P. katoptroides, and P. petersi. Based on our phylogeny, we add two species to the Pristimantis lacrimosus group. Through the integration of molecular and bioacoustic evidence, we describe a new species which was hidden under “Pristimantis petersi”. Pristimantis petersioidessp. nov. is most closely related to Pristimantis petersi and an undescribed species from Peru. It can be distinguished from P. petersi by its advertisement call and large genetic differences (uncorrected p-genetic distances 7.9% to 8.4% for gene 16S). Moreover, the new species and P. petersi are not sister species. We suggest assigning the new species to the Endangered Red List category because it has a small distribution range with deforestation as result of agriculture and other anthropogenic influences.
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Brito-Zapata D, Reyes-Puig C. A new species of terrestrial-breeding frog Pristimantis (Anura: Strabomantidae) from the Cordillera del Cóndor, Zamora Chinchipe, Ecuador. NEOTROPICAL BIODIVERSITY 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/23766808.2021.1940048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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- David Brito-Zapata
- Museo de Zoología, Laboratorio de Zoología Terrestre, Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ, Colegio de Ciencias Biológicas y Ambientales, Quito, Ecuador
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- Museo de Zoología, Laboratorio de Zoología Terrestre, Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ, Colegio de Ciencias Biológicas y Ambientales, Quito, Ecuador
- Instituto Biosfera, Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ, Quito, Ecuador
- Unidad de Investigación, Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (INABIO), Quito, Ecuador
- CIBIO/InBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos da Universidade do Porto, Instituto de Ciências Agrárias de Vairão, Vairão, Portugal
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Rahaf D, Reyes-Puig C. Farah's Article. NEOTROPICAL BIODIVERSITY 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/23766808.2021.1940048_1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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- David Rahaf
- Museo de Zoología, Laboratorio de Zoología Terrestre, Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ, Colegio de Ciencias Biológicas y Ambientales , Quito, Ecuador
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- Museo de Zoología, Laboratorio de Zoología Terrestre, Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ, Colegio de Ciencias Biológicas y Ambientales , Quito, Ecuador
- Instituto Biosfera, Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ , Quito, Ecuador
- Unidad de Investigación, Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (INABIO) , Quito, Ecuador
- CIBIO/InBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos da Universidade do Porto, Instituto de Ciências Agrárias de Vairão , Vairão, Portugal
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