A new species of terrestrial frog of the genusNoblellaBarbour, 1930 (Amphibia: Strabomantidae) from the Llanganates-Sangay Ecological Corridor, Tungurahua, Ecuador | Zendy

Juan Pablo Reyes-Puig | Zendy; Carolina ReyesPuig | Zendy; Santiago R. Ron | Zendy; Jhael A. Ortega | Zendy; Juan M. Guayasamin | Zendy; Mindee Goodrum | Zendy; Fausto Recalde | Zendy; José Vieira | Zendy; Claudia Koch | Zendy; Mario H. YánezMuñoz | Zendy

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

Author(s) -

Juan Pablo Reyes-Puig,

Carolina ReyesPuig,

Santiago R. Ron,

Jhael A. Ortega,

Juan M. Guayasamin,

Mindee Goodrum,

Fausto Recalde,

José Vieira,

Claudia Koch,

Mario H. YánezMuñoz

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

peerj

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.927

H-Index - 70

ISSN - 2167-8359

DOI - 10.7717/peerj.7405

Subject(s) - genus , monophyly , zoology , osteology , biology , annulus (botany) , ecology , phylogenetics , botany , clade , biochemistry , gene

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.

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