The Tadpole of Epipedobates darwinwallacei Cisneros-Heredia and Yánez-Muñoz, 2011 (Dendrobatidae: Colostethinae), with New Synapomorphies for Epipedobates

Pedro Henrique Dos Santos Dias; Marvin Anganoy-Criollo; Juan M. Guayasamin; Taran Grant

doi:10.2994/SAJH-D-17-00023.1

The Tadpole of Epipedobates darwinwallacei Cisneros-Heredia and Yánez-Muñoz, 2011 (Dendrobatidae: Colostethinae), with New Synapomorphies for Epipedobates

Pedro Henrique Dos Santos Dias
, Marvin Anganoy-Criollo
, Juan M. Guayasamin
, Taran Grant^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

Universidade de São Paulo
Universidad Tecnológica Indoamérica

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The trans-Andean genus Epipedobates comprises seven species, of which tadpoles have been described for five. Herein, we describe the tadpole of Epipedobates darwinwallacei and compare it to free-swimming tadpoles of E. anthonyi, E. boulengeri, E. espinosai, E. machalilla, E. narinensis, and E.Tricolor. Furthermore, we suggest as putative synapomorphies for the genus Epipedobates the following larval character-states: (i) shelf on the upper jaw sheath, and (ii) subcutaneous melanophores distributed in two transverse bands in the peribranchial area. Additionally, the presence of white spots on the anterolateral and ventrolateral surfaces of the body is possibly synapomorphic but requires further study.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	54-63
Number of pages	10
Journal	South American Journal of Herpetology
Volume	13
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2994/SAJH-D-17-00023.1
State	Published - Apr 2018

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Anura
Dendrobatoidea
Larval morphology
Systematics
Taxonomy.

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