A new species of Osornophryne (Anura: Bufonidae) from the Andean highlands of northern Ecuador

Andrew G. Gluesenkamp; Juan M. Guayasamin

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1828.1.2

A new species of Osornophryne (Anura: Bufonidae) from the Andean highlands of northern Ecuador

Andrew G. Gluesenkamp^*
, Juan M. Guayasamin

^*Corresponding author for this work

University of Texas at Austin
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador

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Abstract

We describe a new species of the genus Osornophryne from the vicinities of Laguna de Puruanta and Laguna de San Marcos in the Andean highlands of northeastern Ecuador. The new species is the largest known member of the genus (female snout-vent length = 40.5-47.1 mm; males unknown) and is remarkable for having a smooth dorsal skin lacking conical tubercles and interspersed with numerous glandular pustules. The new species has a clutch size of about 30 eggs and is likely nocturnal.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	18-28
Number of pages	11
Journal	Zootaxa
Issue number	1828
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.1828.1.2
State	Published - 23 Jul 2008
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Andes
Anura
Bufonidae
Ecuador
New species
Osornophryne

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A new species of Osornophryne (Anura: Bufonidae) from the Andean highlands of northern Ecuador

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