A new species of terrestrial frog Pristimantis (Strabomantidae) from the upper basin of the Pastaza River, Ecuador

By

Reyes-Puig, Carolina
Reyes-Puig, Juan Pablo
Velarde, Daniel
Dávalos, Nicolás
Mancero , Emilio
Ron, Santiago R.
Yánez-Muñoz, Mario H. (Mario Humberto)
Cisneros-Heredia, Diego F.
Ron, Santiago R.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2019

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

832

Pages

113-133

Subjects

Bosque montano , montane forest , Pristimantis mallii sp. n , Reserva Río Zuñag , Río Zuñag Reserve , Terrarana

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.832.30874

 

Abstract

We describe a new species ofPristimantisfrom the montane forest of the Río Zuñag Ecological Reserve, upper basin of the Pastaza River, Ecuador.Pristimantismalliisp. n.is characterized by a snout-vent length of 11.6–21.3 mm in adult males (n= 12), 22.6–34.3 mm in adult females (n= 8), and is compared morphologically and genetically withPristimantismiktosand with other relevant species ofPristimantis. The new species is characterized by having skin on dorsum and flanks shagreen, distinctive scapular folds, snout broadly rounded in dorsal view, upper eyelid bearing one or two subconical tubercles and some rounded tubercles, dorsum and flanks light brown to brown, with irregular dark brown marks bounded by dirty cream and groin with irregular yellowish marks.