Open AccessA new frog of the Eleutherodactylus abbotti species group (Anura: Eleutherodactylidae) from Hispaniola, with bioacoustic and taxonomic comments on other species
Author(s) -
Luis M. Díaz,
Sixto J. Incháustegui,
Cristian Marte,
Günther Köhler,
Antonio Cádiz,
M José Vicente Rodríguez
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
novitates caribaea
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2079-0139
pISSN - 2071-9841
DOI - 10.33800/nc.v0i12.81
Subject(s) - biology , zoology , synonym (taxonomy) , bioacoustics , ecology , genus , physics , acoustics
A new species of frog, Eleutherodactylus geitonos sp. nov., is described from the southeastern slope of the Cordillera Central, Dominican Republic. The new frog is closely related to E. haitianus and both species share a small size. They differ in some morphological proportions and other external features, coloration, advertisement calls and DNA sequences of the 16S rRNA gene. Morphological and bioacoustic comparisons with other species in the E. abbotti species group are also provided. Our preliminary genetic data suggest that the taxonomic status of E. neodreptus (a synonym of E. audanti) and E. melatrigonum need to be re-evaluated.