A NEW SPECIES OF FANGED FROG, GENUS LIMNONECTES (AMPHIBIA: ANURA: DICROGLOSSIDAE) FROM SOUTHEAST MINDANAO ISLAND, PHILIPPINES

被引:19
作者
Siler, Cameron D. [1 ,2 ,5 ]
McVay, John D. [3 ]
Diesmos, Arvin C. [4 ,5 ]
Brown, Rafe M. [1 ,2 ,5 ]
机构
[1] Univ Kansas, Nat Hist Museum, Dept Ecol & Evolutionary Biol, Lawrence, KS 66045 USA
[2] Univ Kansas, Biodivers Inst, Dept Ecol & Evolutionary Biol, Lawrence, KS 66045 USA
[3] Louisiana State Univ, Museum Nat Sci, Baton Rouge, LA 70803 USA
[4] Philippine Natl Museum, Div Zool, Herpetol Sect, Manila, Philippines
[5] Silliman Univ, Angelo King Ctr Res & Environm Management, Dumaguete 6200, Philippines
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
Biodiversity; Cryptic species; Endemism; Fanged frogs; Mindanao Faunal Region; Philippines;
D O I
10.1655/08-041R1.1
中图分类号
Q95 [动物学];
学科分类号
071002 ;
摘要
A new species of fanged frog (genus Limnonectes) is described from Davao Del Norte Province, eastern Mindanao Island, Philippines. The new species can be diagnosed on the basis of external morphology, with notable diagnostic features being its moderately large size (79.6 and 84.3 mm SVL for two males and 69.3 mm SVL for the single available female specimen), the possession of white-tipped dorsal asperities, arrangement of asperities into distinct circular clusters throughout the skin of the dorsum, a completely visible tympanum, fully webbed feet, and moderately large odontoid processes of the lower jaw. Discovery of the new species emphasizes the degree to which the biodiversity of the Mindanao Faunal Region currently is misunderstood.
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页码:105 / 114
页数:10
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