A new species of Noblella (Amphibia: Strabomantidae) from the Río Manduriacu Reserve on the Pacific slopes of the Ecuadorian Andes
| Autor: | Ryan L. Lynch, Jorge Brito, Juan M. Guayasamin, Jose Vieira, Ross J. Maynard, Scott J. Trageser, Carolina Reyes-Puig, Jaime Culebras, Sebastian Kohn, Paul S. Hamilton |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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0106 biological sciences
Amphibian Fauna 010607 zoology Biodiversity western andean slopes QH1-199.5 Noblella phylogeny 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences Amphibia terrestrial frog Strabomantidae biology.animal Animalia Chordata Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics QH540-549.5 Taxonomy High rate Global and Planetary Change biology Ecology conservation General. Including nature conservation geographical distribution biology.organism_classification Geography Anura |
| Zdroj: | Neotropical Biodiversity, Vol 6, Iss 1, Pp 162-171 (2020) |
| Popis: | With the third most biodiverse amphibian fauna in the world, Ecuador has bolstered this claim with a particularly high rate of species descriptions in recent years. Many of the species being described are already facing anthropogenic threats despite being discovered within privately protected reserves in areas previously not sampled. Herein we describe a new species of terrestrial frog in the genus Noblella from the recently established R��o Manduriacu Reserve, Imbabura, Ecuador. Noblella worleyae sp. nov. differs from its congeners by having a dorsum finely shagreen; tips of Fingers I and IV slightly acuminate, Fingers II and III acuminate, without papillae; distal phalanges of the hand slightly T-shaped; absence of distinctive suprainguinal marks; venter yellowish-cream with minute speckling and throat with irregular brown marks to homogeneously brown. We provide a detailed description of the advertisement call of the new species and present an updated phylogeny of the genus Noblella. In addition, we emphasize the importance of the R��o Manduriacu Reserve as a conservation area to threatened fauna. Ecuador es el tercer pa��s m��s diverso en anfibios, y la descripci��n de especies en los ��ltimos a��os ha aumentado considerablemente, evidenciando la presencia de nuevas especies en ��reas privadas protegidas, muchas de las cuales enfrentan amenazas antropog��nicas. Aqu�� describimos una nueva especie de rana terrestre del g��nero Noblella de la vertiente pac��fica de los Andes ecuatorianos en la Reserva R��o Manduriacu, provincia de Imbabura. Noblella worleyae sp. nov. se diferencia de sus cong��neres por la presencia de un dorso finamente granular, puntas de los dedos I y IV ligeramente acuminados, dedos II y III acuminados, sin papila; falanges distales de la mano ligeramente en forma de T; ausencia de marcas distintivas suprainguinales; vientre crema amarillento moteado con diminutos puntos ,garganta con marcas caf��s irregulares a homog��neamente caf��. Proporcionamos una descripci��n detallada del canto de la nueva especie y presentamos una filogenia actualizada del g��nero Noblella. Adem��s, enfatizamos la importancia de la Reserva R��o Manduriacu como un ��rea de conservaci��n para fauna amenazada. |
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