Two New Species of Pristimantis (Anura: Strabomantidae) from Amazonas Department in Northeastern Peru
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Ethics and Field Research
2.2. Morphology
2.3. Bioacoustics
2.4. Species Delimitation
2.5. Nomenclatural Act
3. Results
3.1. Systematics
3.1.1. Holotype
3.1.2. Paratypes
3.1.3. Diagnosis
3.1.4. Comparison with Other Species
3.1.5. Description of the Holotype
3.1.6. Intraspecific Variation
3.1.7. Advertisement Call
3.1.8. Distribution and Ecology
3.1.9. Etymology
3.2. Systematics
3.2.1. Holotype
3.2.2. Paratypes
3.2.3. Diagnosis
3.2.4. Comparison with Other Species
3.2.5. Description of the Holotype
3.2.6. Intraspecific Variation
3.2.7. Distribution and Natural History
3.2.8. Etymology
4. Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A
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Pristimantis kiruhampatu sp. nov. | Pristimantis paulpittmani sp. nov. | |||
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Females (n = 4) | Males (n = 14) | Females (n = 10) | Males (n = 8) | |
SVL | 19.5–23.5 (21.8 ± 1.7) | 13.0–18.3 (14.7 ± 1.8) | 18.1–23.8 (21.7 ± 1.7) | 15.2–17.4 (16.1 ± 0.7) |
TL | 10.8–11.9 (11.4 ± 0.5) | 6.7–10.6 (8.3 ± 1.1) | 10–12.6 (11.2 ± 0.6) | 8.1–9.5 (8.7 ± 0.4) |
FL | 9.7–11.2 (10.7 ± 0.7) | 5.3–9.3 (7.0 ± 1.2) | 8.3–10.9 (9.7 ± 0.8) | 6.7–7.7 (7.2 ± 0.4) |
HL | 6.9–8.1 (7.6 ± 0.5) | 4.9–6.6 (5.5 ± 0.6) | 6.1–8.2 (7.4 ± 0.6) | 5.2–6.3 (5.6 ± 0.3) |
HW | 7.8–8.7 (8.3 ± 0.4) | 4.8–7.5 (5.6 ± 0.8) | 7.4–9.7 (8.7 ± 0.6) | 6.1–6.8 (6.4 ± 0.3) |
ED | 2.1–2.7 (2.4 ± 0.3) | 1.2–2.6 (2.0 ± 0.3) | 2.2–3.3 (2.6 ± 0.3) | 2.0–2.8 (2.3 ± 0.2) |
IOD | 2.5–2.8 (2.7 ± 0.1) | 0.8–2.2 (1.7 ± 0.4) | 2.1–3.3 (2.6 ± 0.3) | 1.9–2.3 (2.0 ± 0.1) |
EW | 2.0–2.5 (2.3 ± 0.2) | 0.5–2.0 (1.5 ± 0.4) | 1.5–2.3 (1.9 ± 0.2) | 1.4–2.0 (1.7 ± 0.2) |
IND | 1.9–2.1 (2.1 ± 0.1) | 0.3–1.7 (1.3 ± 0.4) | 1.9–2.4 (2.2 ± 0.1) | 1.6–1.8 (1.7 ± 0.1) |
E-N | 2.3–2.7 (2.4 ± 0.2) | 1.1–2.1 (1.5 ± 0.3) | 2.1–2.8 (2.5 ± 0.2) | 1.6–2 (1.8 ± 0.1) |
TL/SVL | 0.50–0.55 (0.52 ± 0.03) | 0.52–0.60 (0.56 ± 0.03) | 0.46–0.55 (0.52 ± 0.02) | 0.51–0.57 (0.54 ± 0.03) |
FL/SVL | 0.46–0.51 (0.49 ± 0.02) | 0.40–0.51 (0.47 ± 0.03) | 0.41–0.49 (0.45 ± 0.02) | 0.44–0.46 (0.45 ± 0.01) |
HL/SVL | 0.32–0.36 (0.35 ± 0.02) | 0.32–0.40 (0.37 ± 0.02) | 0.33–0.36 (0.34 ± 0.01) | 0.34–0.36 (0.35 ± 0.01) |
HW/SVL | 0.35–0.40 (0.38 ± 0.02) | 0.36–0.41 (0.38 ± 0.02) | 0.38–0.43 (0.40 ± 0.02) | 0.38–0.42 (0.40 ± 0.01) |
HW/HL | 1.05–1.14 (1.10 ± 0.04) | 0.92–1.15 (1.02 ± 0.07) | 1.12–1.23 (1.18 ± 0.04) | 1.07–1.24 (1.14 ± 0.05) |
E–N/ED | 0.85–1.29 (1.05 ± 0.20) | 0.50–1.00 (0.74 ± 0.17) | 0.79–1.09 (0.96 ± 0.12) | 0.63–0.92 (0.78 ± 0.09) |
EW/IOD | 0.74–0.96 (0.84 ± 0.10) | 0.63–0.95 (0.84 ± 0.10) | 0.60–0.97 (0.74 ± 0.11) | 0.76–0.90 (0.83 ± 0.04) |
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Venegas, P.J.; García-Ayachi, L.A.; Catenazzi, A. Two New Species of Pristimantis (Anura: Strabomantidae) from Amazonas Department in Northeastern Peru. Taxonomy 2022, 2, 20-40. https://doi.org/10.3390/taxonomy2010002
Venegas PJ, García-Ayachi LA, Catenazzi A. Two New Species of Pristimantis (Anura: Strabomantidae) from Amazonas Department in Northeastern Peru. Taxonomy. 2022; 2(1):20-40. https://doi.org/10.3390/taxonomy2010002
Chicago/Turabian StyleVenegas, Pablo J., Luis A. García-Ayachi, and Alessandro Catenazzi. 2022. "Two New Species of Pristimantis (Anura: Strabomantidae) from Amazonas Department in Northeastern Peru" Taxonomy 2, no. 1: 20-40. https://doi.org/10.3390/taxonomy2010002