Uncovering the diversity in the Amazophrynella minuta complex: integrative taxonomy reveals a new species of Amazophrynella (Anura, Bufonidae) from southern Peru

By

Zamora, Rommel R.
Chaparro, Juan Carlos (Herpetologist)
Carvalho, Vinícius Tadeu de
Ávila, Robson Waldemar
Farias, Izeni Pires
Hrbek, Tomas
Gordo, Marcelo

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2016

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

563

Pages

43-71

Subjects

Amphibian , anfíbios , conservação , Conservación , Conservation , integrative taxonomy , Sapo del árbol , Sapo do arvore , Southern Peru , Sul do Peru , Sur del Perú , taxonomia integrativa , Tree Toad

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.563.6084

 

Abstract

A new species of the genus Amazophrynella (Anura, Bufonidae) is described from the departments of Madre de Dios, Cusco and Junin in Peru. An integrative taxonomy approach is used. A morphological diagnosis, morphometrics comparisons, description of the advertisement call, and the phylogenetic relationships of the new species are provided. Amazophrynella javierbustamantei sp. n. differs from other species of Amazophrynella by: intermediate body-size (snout-vent length 14.9 mm in males, n = 26 and 19.6 mm in females, n = 20), tuberculate skin texture of body, greatest hand length of the Amazophrynella spp. (3.6 mm in males, n = 26 and 4.6 mm in females, n = 20), venter coloration yellowish, tiny rounded black points covering the venter, and thirteen molecular autapomorphies in the 16S RNA gene. Its distribution varies from 215 to 708 m a.s.l. This discovery highlights the importance of the remnant forest in preserving the biodiversity in Peru, and increase in seven the species formally described in the genus Amazophrynella.