A novel species of piping frog Eleutherodactylus (Anura, Eleutherodactylidae) from southern Mexico

By

Grünwald, Christoph I
Montaño-Ruvalcaba, Carlos E
Jones, Jason M
Ahumada-Carrillo, Iván T.
Grünwald, André J
Zheng, Jiacheng
Strickland, Jason L.
Reyes-Velasco, Jacobo

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2023-4-24

Original Publication

Herpetozoa

Volume

36

Pages

95--111

Subjects

Amphibians , amphibien , anfíbios , Anura , Conservación , Conservation , Eje Neovolcánico , Guerrero , Mexican Transverse Ranges , Naturschutz , Taxonomía , Taxonomie , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/herpetozoa.36.e104707

 

Abstract

We describe a new species of Eleutherodactylus (subgenus Syrrhophus) from Guerrero, Mexico, based on morphological and molecular data, as well as advertisement call analysis. Eleutherodactylus franzisp. nov. has unique features including widely expanded fingertips, indistinct, but visible lumbo-inguinal glands, an immaculate white venter and dark reticulations on a cream dorsal background colouration. The new species belongs to the Eleutherodactylus nitidus species group. Eleutherodactylus franzisp. nov. is micro-endemic, restricted to a small range in karstic hillsides on the southern extreme of the Mexican Transverse Ranges. We discuss conservation needs of this species, which we provisionally classify as Critically Endangered.