A new species of Pristimantis from eastern Brazilian Amazonia (Anura, Craugastoridae)

By

Oliveira, Elciomar
Rodrigues, L
Kaefer, Igor Luis
Pinto, Karll Cavalcante
Hernandez Ruz, Emil José

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2017

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

687

Pages

101-129

Subjects

mitochondrial DNA , Pristimantis latro sp. n , systematics , Terrarana

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.687.13221

 

Abstract

In this study a new species of Pristimantis (Anura: Craugastoridae) of the P. conspicillatus species group is described. Pristimantis latro sp. n. is known only from the municipalities of Altamira, Anapu, Brasil Novo, Medicilândia, Uruará and Aveiro (Flona Tapajós, right bank of Tapajós river), in Pará state, Brazil. Morphologically, the new species distinguishes from known congeners in the group mainly by the presence of dorsal tubercles and absence of discoidal folds, smooth belly skin, as well as the presence of supernumerary tubercles on hands. The call of the new species consists of seven ascending notes, the first of which has a dominant frequency of 2635 Hz and the last 3272 Hz. Molecular analysis of the 16S mtDNA indicates a genetic distance of 8% to P. chiastonotus, its closet relative, and between 9% and 11% to populations of P. fenestratus.