The smallest terrestrial vertebrate of Ecuador: A new frog of the genus Pristimantis (Amphibia: Strabomantidae) from the Cordillera del Condor

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作者：

Teran-Valdez, Andrea ^{[1
]}

Guayasamin, Juan M. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Pontificia Univ Catolica Ecuador, Museo Zool, Escuela Ciencias Biol, Quito, Ecuador

来源：

ZOOTAXA | 2010年 / 2447期

关键词：

Cordillera del Condor; Pristimantis; osteology; miniaturization; Strabomantidae; BODY-SIZE; MINIATURIZATION; LEPTODACTYLIDAE; ANURA; MORPHOLOGY; EVOLUTION;

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中图分类号：

Q95 [动物学];

学科分类号：

071002 ;

摘要：

We describe a new species of Pristimantis characterized by its diminutive size (maximum SVL in males 13.7 mm; n = 46), dorsum smooth to slightly shagreen, finger and toe pads expanded, and red iris with thin black reticulation. The species is the smallest terrestrial vertebrate recorded in Ecuador, and the smallest species in the diverse genus Pristimantis. The osteological traits of the new species are similar to those found in other Pristimantis species, and no elements are lost because of miniaturization. The new species is only known from two close localities in Cordillera del Condor, Provincia Zamora Chinchipe, Ecuador.

引用

页码：53 / 68

页数：16

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