TY - JOUR
T1 - The smallest terrestrial vertebrate of Ecuador
T2 - A new frog of the genus Pristimantis (Amphibia: Strabomantidae) from the Cordillera del Cóndor
AU - Terán-Valdez, Andrea
AU - Guayasamin, Juan M.
PY - 2010/5/6
Y1 - 2010/5/6
N2 - We describe a new species of Pristimantis characterized by its diminutive size (maximum SVL in males 13.7 mm; n = 46), dorsum smooth to slightly shagreen, finger and toe pads expanded, and red iris with thin black reticulation. Thespecies is the smallest terrestrial vertebrate recorded in Ecuador, and the smallest species in the diverse genus Pristimantis. The osteological traits of the new species are similar to those found in other Pristimantis species, and no elements are lost because of miniaturization. The new species is only known from two close localities in Cordillera del Cóndor, Provincia Zamora Chinchipe, Ecuador.
AB - We describe a new species of Pristimantis characterized by its diminutive size (maximum SVL in males 13.7 mm; n = 46), dorsum smooth to slightly shagreen, finger and toe pads expanded, and red iris with thin black reticulation. Thespecies is the smallest terrestrial vertebrate recorded in Ecuador, and the smallest species in the diverse genus Pristimantis. The osteological traits of the new species are similar to those found in other Pristimantis species, and no elements are lost because of miniaturization. The new species is only known from two close localities in Cordillera del Cóndor, Provincia Zamora Chinchipe, Ecuador.
KW - Cordillera del Cóndor
KW - Miniaturization
KW - Osteology
KW - Pristimantis
KW - Strabomantidae
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=77953893952&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.11646/zootaxa.2447.1.2
DO - 10.11646/zootaxa.2447.1.2
M3 - Artículo
AN - SCOPUS:77953893952
SN - 1175-5326
SP - 53
EP - 68
JO - Zootaxa
JF - Zootaxa
IS - 2447
ER -