A new species of terrestrial frog of the genus Noblella Barbour, 1930 (Amphibia: Strabomantidae) from the Llanganates-Sangay Ecological Corridor, Tungurahua, Ecuador

A new species of terrestrial frog of the genus Noblella Barbour, 1930 (Amphibia: Strabomantidae) from the Llanganates-Sangay Ecological Corridor, Tungurahua, Ecuador

We describe a new species of terrestrial frog of the genus Noblella from the eastern versants of the Ecuadorian Andes in the upper Pastaza watershed. Noblella naturetrekii sp. n. differs from its Ecuadorian congeners by the presence of a differentiated tympanic membrane and a weakly defined tympanic...

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Main Authors: Juan Pablo Reyes-Puig, Carolina Reyes-Puig, Santiago Ron, Jhael A. Ortega, Juan M. Guayasamin, Mindee Goodrum, Fausto Recalde, Jose J. Vieira, Claudia Koch, Mario H. Yánez-Muñoz
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Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2019-08-01
Series:PeerJ
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New species
MicroCT scans
Phylogeny
Upper basin of the Pastaza river
Eastern Andean slopes
Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/7405.pdf
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spelling doaj-6e239f82de4940d9a8072596d71c9bea2020-11-25T00:49:58ZengPeerJ Inc.PeerJ2167-83592019-08-017e740510.7717/peerj.7405A new species of terrestrial frog of the genus Noblella Barbour, 1930 (Amphibia: Strabomantidae) from the Llanganates-Sangay Ecological Corridor, Tungurahua, EcuadorJuan Pablo Reyes-Puig0Carolina Reyes-Puig1Santiago Ron2Jhael A. Ortega3Juan M. Guayasamin4Mindee Goodrum5Fausto Recalde6Jose J. Vieira7Claudia Koch8Mario H. Yánez-Muñoz9Fundación EcoMinga, Fundación Oscar Efren Reyes, Baños, Tungurahua, EcuadorUnidad de Investigación, Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad, Quito, Pichincha, EcuadorMuseo de Zoología QCAZ, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito, Pichincha, EcuadorMuseo de Zoología QCAZ, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito, Pichincha, EcuadorLaboratorio de Biología Evolutiva, Instituto BIOSFERA, Colegio de Ciencias Biológicas y Ambientales COCIBA, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Campus Cumbayá, Quito, Pichincha, EcuadorSaint Michael’s College, Colchester, VT, USAFundación EcoMinga, Fundación Oscar Efren Reyes, Baños, Tungurahua, EcuadorTropical Herping, Quito, Pichincha, EcuadorLeibniz-Institut für Biodiversität der Tiere, Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig, Bonn, GermanyUnidad de Investigación, Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad, Quito, Pichincha, EcuadorWe describe a new species of terrestrial frog of the genus Noblella from the eastern versants of the Ecuadorian Andes in the upper Pastaza watershed. Noblella naturetrekii sp. n. differs from its Ecuadorian congeners by the presence of a differentiated tympanic membrane and a weakly defined tympanic annulus, and eyelids with rounded tubercles. In addition, the new species is characterized by its blackish–dark brown ventral coloration scattered with little white dots and the absence of papillae at the tip of the fingers and toes. We provide a detailed description of the call and osteology of the new species. Finally, we present the most complete phylogeny of the genus, which confirms that Noblella is a non-monophyletic group.https://peerj.com/articles/7405.pdfNew speciesMicroCT scansPhylogenyUpper basin of the Pastaza riverEastern Andean slopes
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author Juan Pablo Reyes-Puig
Carolina Reyes-Puig
Santiago Ron
Jhael A. Ortega
Juan M. Guayasamin
Mindee Goodrum
Fausto Recalde
Jose J. Vieira
Claudia Koch
Mario H. Yánez-Muñoz
spellingShingle Juan Pablo Reyes-Puig
Carolina Reyes-Puig
Santiago Ron
Jhael A. Ortega
Juan M. Guayasamin
Mindee Goodrum
Fausto Recalde
Jose J. Vieira
Claudia Koch
Mario H. Yánez-Muñoz
A new species of terrestrial frog of the genus Noblella Barbour, 1930 (Amphibia: Strabomantidae) from the Llanganates-Sangay Ecological Corridor, Tungurahua, Ecuador
PeerJ
New species
MicroCT scans
Phylogeny
Upper basin of the Pastaza river
Eastern Andean slopes
author_facet Juan Pablo Reyes-Puig
Carolina Reyes-Puig
Santiago Ron
Jhael A. Ortega
Juan M. Guayasamin
Mindee Goodrum
Fausto Recalde
Jose J. Vieira
Claudia Koch
Mario H. Yánez-Muñoz
author_sort Juan Pablo Reyes-Puig
title A new species of terrestrial frog of the genus Noblella Barbour, 1930 (Amphibia: Strabomantidae) from the Llanganates-Sangay Ecological Corridor, Tungurahua, Ecuador
title_short A new species of terrestrial frog of the genus Noblella Barbour, 1930 (Amphibia: Strabomantidae) from the Llanganates-Sangay Ecological Corridor, Tungurahua, Ecuador
title_full A new species of terrestrial frog of the genus Noblella Barbour, 1930 (Amphibia: Strabomantidae) from the Llanganates-Sangay Ecological Corridor, Tungurahua, Ecuador
title_fullStr A new species of terrestrial frog of the genus Noblella Barbour, 1930 (Amphibia: Strabomantidae) from the Llanganates-Sangay Ecological Corridor, Tungurahua, Ecuador
title_full_unstemmed A new species of terrestrial frog of the genus Noblella Barbour, 1930 (Amphibia: Strabomantidae) from the Llanganates-Sangay Ecological Corridor, Tungurahua, Ecuador
title_sort new species of terrestrial frog of the genus noblella barbour, 1930 (amphibia: strabomantidae) from the llanganates-sangay ecological corridor, tungurahua, ecuador
publisher PeerJ Inc.
series PeerJ
issn 2167-8359
publishDate 2019-08-01
description We describe a new species of terrestrial frog of the genus Noblella from the eastern versants of the Ecuadorian Andes in the upper Pastaza watershed. Noblella naturetrekii sp. n. differs from its Ecuadorian congeners by the presence of a differentiated tympanic membrane and a weakly defined tympanic annulus, and eyelids with rounded tubercles. In addition, the new species is characterized by its blackish–dark brown ventral coloration scattered with little white dots and the absence of papillae at the tip of the fingers and toes. We provide a detailed description of the call and osteology of the new species. Finally, we present the most complete phylogeny of the genus, which confirms that Noblella is a non-monophyletic group.
topic New species
MicroCT scans
Phylogeny
Upper basin of the Pastaza river
Eastern Andean slopes
url https://peerj.com/articles/7405.pdf
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