TY - JOUR
T1 - Description of a new species of Teratohyla Taylor (Amphibia: Athesphatanura: Centrolenidae) from north-western Ecuador
AU - Cisneros-Heredia, Diego F.
AU - Yánez-Muñoz, Mario H.
AU - Ortega-Andrade, H. Mauricio
PY - 2009/9/10
Y1 - 2009/9/10
N2 - We describe a new species of Glassfrog of the family Centrolenidae. This new taxon, Terarohyla sornozai sp. nov., is diagnosed by having a protruding snout in lateral profile, uniform green dorsal colouration in life, concealed prepollex, extensive webbing between the outer fingers, fully webbed toes, and small body size. It inhabits the Non-Seasonal Evergreen Foothill and Lowland forests in the provinces of Esmeraldas, Imbabura, and Pichincha, north-western Ecuador.
AB - We describe a new species of Glassfrog of the family Centrolenidae. This new taxon, Terarohyla sornozai sp. nov., is diagnosed by having a protruding snout in lateral profile, uniform green dorsal colouration in life, concealed prepollex, extensive webbing between the outer fingers, fully webbed toes, and small body size. It inhabits the Non-Seasonal Evergreen Foothill and Lowland forests in the provinces of Esmeraldas, Imbabura, and Pichincha, north-western Ecuador.
KW - Centrolenidae
KW - Ecuador
KW - New species
KW - Taxonomy
KW - Teratohyla sornozai sp. nov.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=70349275464&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.11646/zootaxa.2227.1.3
DO - 10.11646/zootaxa.2227.1.3
M3 - Artículo
AN - SCOPUS:70349275464
SN - 1175-5326
SP - 53
EP - 62
JO - Zootaxa
JF - Zootaxa
IS - 2227
ER -