Our unknown neighbor: A new species of rain frog of the genus Pristimantis (Amphibia: Anura: Strabomantidae) from the city of Loja, southern Ecuador.

We describe a new species of rain frog of the genus Pristimantis from the city of Loja, Southern Ecuador, based on an integrative taxonomy approach, combining molecular, morphological and bioacoustics data. Pristimantis lojanus sp. nov. is a medium sized species of the phylogenetically strongly supp...

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Autores principales: Paul Székely, Diana Székely, Leonardo Ordóñez-Delgado, Diego Armijos-Ojeda, Judit Vörös
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:e313d64a7c644e8094cf565817baee232021-12-02T20:16:34ZOur unknown neighbor: A new species of rain frog of the genus Pristimantis (Amphibia: Anura: Strabomantidae) from the city of Loja, southern Ecuador.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0258454https://doaj.org/article/e313d64a7c644e8094cf565817baee232021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0258454https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203We describe a new species of rain frog of the genus Pristimantis from the city of Loja, Southern Ecuador, based on an integrative taxonomy approach, combining molecular, morphological and bioacoustics data. Pristimantis lojanus sp. nov. is a medium sized species of the phylogenetically strongly supported P. phoxocephalus group, and its sister species is P. torresi. The new species can be easily distinguished from its closest congeners and morphologically similar species (that also have acuminate snout with a fleshy keel) by its characteristic advertisement call and morphological features (dorsum finely tuberculate with scattered larger tubercles, flanks without longitudinal lateral folds, no markings in axilla, groin or on concealed limb surfaces, and bronze iris). Additionally, we describe the advertisement call of its sister species, P. torresi. Finally, we detail the current situation of the amphibian species present in the city of Loja and its surroundings.Paul SzékelyDiana SzékelyLeonardo Ordóñez-DelgadoDiego Armijos-OjedaJudit VörösPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 10, p e0258454 (2021)
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Paul Székely
Diana Székely
Leonardo Ordóñez-Delgado
Diego Armijos-Ojeda
Judit Vörös
Our unknown neighbor: A new species of rain frog of the genus Pristimantis (Amphibia: Anura: Strabomantidae) from the city of Loja, southern Ecuador.
description We describe a new species of rain frog of the genus Pristimantis from the city of Loja, Southern Ecuador, based on an integrative taxonomy approach, combining molecular, morphological and bioacoustics data. Pristimantis lojanus sp. nov. is a medium sized species of the phylogenetically strongly supported P. phoxocephalus group, and its sister species is P. torresi. The new species can be easily distinguished from its closest congeners and morphologically similar species (that also have acuminate snout with a fleshy keel) by its characteristic advertisement call and morphological features (dorsum finely tuberculate with scattered larger tubercles, flanks without longitudinal lateral folds, no markings in axilla, groin or on concealed limb surfaces, and bronze iris). Additionally, we describe the advertisement call of its sister species, P. torresi. Finally, we detail the current situation of the amphibian species present in the city of Loja and its surroundings.
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author Paul Székely
Diana Székely
Leonardo Ordóñez-Delgado
Diego Armijos-Ojeda
Judit Vörös
author_facet Paul Székely
Diana Székely
Leonardo Ordóñez-Delgado
Diego Armijos-Ojeda
Judit Vörös
author_sort Paul Székely
title Our unknown neighbor: A new species of rain frog of the genus Pristimantis (Amphibia: Anura: Strabomantidae) from the city of Loja, southern Ecuador.
title_short Our unknown neighbor: A new species of rain frog of the genus Pristimantis (Amphibia: Anura: Strabomantidae) from the city of Loja, southern Ecuador.
title_full Our unknown neighbor: A new species of rain frog of the genus Pristimantis (Amphibia: Anura: Strabomantidae) from the city of Loja, southern Ecuador.
title_fullStr Our unknown neighbor: A new species of rain frog of the genus Pristimantis (Amphibia: Anura: Strabomantidae) from the city of Loja, southern Ecuador.
title_full_unstemmed Our unknown neighbor: A new species of rain frog of the genus Pristimantis (Amphibia: Anura: Strabomantidae) from the city of Loja, southern Ecuador.
title_sort our unknown neighbor: a new species of rain frog of the genus pristimantis (amphibia: anura: strabomantidae) from the city of loja, southern ecuador.
publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS)
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/e313d64a7c644e8094cf565817baee23
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