A new rainfrog of the genus Pristimantis (Anura, Brachycephaloidea) from central and eastern Panama.

Autor: Mebert K; Programa de Pós-graduação em Zoologia, Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz, Rodovia Jorge Amado, Km 16, 45662‑900, Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz Ilhéus Brazil.; Global Biology, Waldmatt, Birr, 5242, Switzerland Global Biology Waldmatt Switzerland.; Los Naturalistas, David, Chiriquí, 426-01459, Panama Asociación ADOPTA el Bosque Panamá Gamboa Panama., González-Pinzón M; Universidad Autónoma de Chiriquí (UNACHI), Vicerrectoría de investigación y Postgrado - Museo de Historia Natural, Ciudad Universitaria El Cabrero David, Chiriquí, 427, Panama Los Naturalistas David Panama.; Asociación ADOPTA el Bosque Panamá, 119x Gamboa, Panama Museo Herpetológico de Chiriquí David Panama., Miranda M; Universidad Autónoma de Chiriquí (UNACHI), Vicerrectoría de investigación y Postgrado - Museo de Historia Natural, Ciudad Universitaria El Cabrero David, Chiriquí, 427, Panama Los Naturalistas David Panama.; Museo Herpetológico de Chiriquí (MHCH), David, Chiriquí, 426-01459, Panama Universidad Autónoma de Chiriquí David Panama.; Los Naturalistas, David, Chiriquí, 426-01459, Panama Asociación ADOPTA el Bosque Panamá Gamboa Panama.; Asociación ADOPTA el Bosque Panamá, 119x Gamboa, Panama Museo Herpetológico de Chiriquí David Panama., Griffith E; El Valle Amphibian Conservation Center Foundation, El Hato, El Valle de Antón, Coclé, Panama El Valle Amphibian Conservation Center Foundation El Valle de Antón Panama.; University of Panama, Vicerectoria de Investigación y Posgrado, Regional University Center of Coclé. El Coco de Penonomé, Llano Marín, Vía Interamericana, Coclé, Panama University of Panama Coclé Panama., Vesely M; Department of Zoology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Palacký University, 17. Listopadu 50, 77146 Olomouc, Czech Republic Palacký University Olomouc Czech Republic., Schmid PL; Institut für Organismische und Molekulare Evolutionsbiologie, Johannes Gutenberg Universität, Mainz, Germany Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz Germany., Batista A; Universidad Autónoma de Chiriquí (UNACHI), Vicerrectoría de investigación y Postgrado - Museo de Historia Natural, Ciudad Universitaria El Cabrero David, Chiriquí, 427, Panama Los Naturalistas David Panama.; Museo Herpetológico de Chiriquí (MHCH), David, Chiriquí, 426-01459, Panama Universidad Autónoma de Chiriquí David Panama.; Los Naturalistas, David, Chiriquí, 426-01459, Panama Asociación ADOPTA el Bosque Panamá Gamboa Panama.; Asociación ADOPTA el Bosque Panamá, 119x Gamboa, Panama Museo Herpetológico de Chiriquí David Panama.; Estación Científica COIBA AIP Edificio 205, Oficina 117 Ciudad del Saber, Clayton, Veraguas, Panama Estación Científica COIBA AIP Ciudad del Saber Panama.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: ZooKeys [Zookeys] 2022 Jan 10; Vol. 1081, pp. 1-34. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Jan 10 (Print Publication: 2022).
DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1081.63009
Abstrakt: Substantial molecular and morphological character differences lead us to the description of a new species of the genus Pristimantis from the cloud forest of Cerro Chucantí, Maje Mountains, Darien Province, as well as from several other mountain ranges in eastern and central Panama. Pristimantisgretathunbergae sp. nov. is a sister species to the allopatric P.erythropleura-penelopus group from northern Colombia with a mtDNA sequence divergence of > 4.4% at 16S and > 14.6% at COI. Its closest congener in sympatry is P.cruentus that differs by a large sequence divergence of > 9.6% in 16S mtDNA and 19.0% at COI, and from which it differs also by ventral and groin coloration, unusually prominent black eyes, a contrasting light upper lip, commonly a single conical to spine-like tubercle on the upper eyelid, and a larger head. While the habitat continuity at most sites in eastern Panama is moderate, habitats in central Panama are severely fragmented. Cerro Chucantí and the surrounding Maje Mountains are highly threatened by rapid deforestation and replaced by plantations and cattle pastures. Thus, investigations on the ecology of the new species and its population status, especially at the type locality, are highly recommended. As a flagship species, this new frog can help to preserve the Chucantí cloud forest including several recently described species known only from this isolated area in eastern Panama.
(Konrad Mebert, Macario González-Pinzón, Madian Miranda, Edgardo Griffith, Milan Vesely, P. Lennart Schmid, Abel Batista.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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