A new species of the Eleutherodactylus lacrimosus assemblage (Anura, Brachycephalidae) from the lowland rainforest canopy of Yasuni National Park, Amazonian Ecuador

Authors

  • Shawn F. McCracken TADPOLE Organization
  • Michael R. J. Forstner Texas State University; Department of Biology
  • James R. Dixon Texas A& M University; Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v6i1p23-35

Keywords:

Anura, Brachycephalidae, "eleutherodactyline", Eleutherodactylus lacrimosus, E. unistrigatus, E. waoranii sp. nov, Pristimantis, bromeliad patch sampling, canopy sampling, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador

Abstract

A new species of Eleutherodactylus from the lowland rainforest canopy in northeastern Amazonian Ecuador is described. It is placed in the Eleutherodactylus lacrimosus assemblage of the greater unistrigatus group. It is most similar to the sympatric species Eleutherodactylus lacrimosus, but differs by the lack of a papilla at the tip of the snout, tubercles on upper eyelids, tubercles on dorsum, dorsal markings, and larger body size, and the presence of lateral fringes on the fingers and a tarsal fold. The new species inhabits tank bromeliads in the upper strata of the rainforest canopy at heights of 23.5-38.0 m. The effects of implementation of canopy surveys on biological diversity are briefly discussed.

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Published

2007-06-01

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 1 (2007)

Section

Articles

License

All material originally published in Phyllomedusa belongs to Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz - Universidade de São Paulo. All contents are under a license of Creative Commons BY-NC-ND.

How to Cite

McCracken, S. F., Forstner, M. R. J., & Dixon, J. R. (2007). A new species of the Eleutherodactylus lacrimosus assemblage (Anura, Brachycephalidae) from the lowland rainforest canopy of Yasuni National Park, Amazonian Ecuador. Phyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology, 6(1), 23-35. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v6i1p23-35