A new peculiar frog species of the genus Pristimantis from Yanachaga-Chemillén National Park, Peru

Revista Científica:

Zootaxa

Año:

2008

Número:

1674

Páginas:

51-57

ISSN:

1175-5326

Keywords (Autor):

Anura, Leptodactylidae, Pristimantis, new species, Andes, Peru, Cordillera Yanachaga-Chemillén

Resumen

We describe a new species of frog, Pristimantis leucorrhinus sp. nov., from the Cordillera Yanachaga, Yanachaga Chemillén National Park, on the eastern slopes of the Andes in Central Peru. The new species belongs to the P. unistrig atus group and is characterized by the absence of a tympanum, the presence of horn-like tubercles on upper eyelids and a characteristic colour pattern

Autor (es ):

Giovanni Boano, Stefano Mazzotti, Roberto Sindaco

Idioma:

Inglés

Tipo de Referencia:

Articulo de revista academica