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A New Species of Clown Tree Frog, Dendropsophus leucophyllatus Species Group, from Amazonia (Anura, Hylidae)

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Author(s):
Peloso, Pedro L. V. [1, 2] ; Orrico, Victor G. D. [3] ; Haddad, Celio F. B. [4] ; Lima-Filho, Geraldo R. [1] ; Sturaro, Marcelo J. [1]
Total Authors: 5
Affiliation:
[1] Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi, Coordenacao Zool, Ave Perimetral 1-901, BR-66077530 Belem, Para - Brazil
[2] Amer Museum Nat Hist, Div Vertebrate Zool Herpetol, Cent Pk West, 79th St, New York, NY 10024 - USA
[3] Univ Estadual Santa Cruz, Dept Ciencias Biol, Rodovia Ilheus Itabuna, Km 16, BR-45662900 Ilheus, BA - Brazil
[4] Univ Estadual Paulista, Inst Biociencias, Dept Zool, BR-13506900 Sao Paulo - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 4
Document type: Journal article
Source: South American Journal of Herpetology; v. 11, n. 1, p. 66-80, APR 2016.
Web of Science Citations: 7
Abstract

We describe a new species of Dendropsophus (Anura: Hylidae: Hylinae: Dendropsophini) from the Amazon river (= Rio Amazonas) basin, state of Amazonas, northern Brazil. The new taxon is included in the D. leucophyllatus group based on its phylogenetic position and on the presence of a pair of pectoral glands (a likely synapomorphy of the group). The species is distinguished from other species in the group by its color pattern and the morphology of hand and feet tubercles. In order to assess the phylogenetic relationships of the new taxon, we compiled a dataset including mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequence data for all but one species in the D. leucophyllatus group, plus a series of hylid outgroups. A tree-alignment (direct optimization) parsimony analysis firmly support the new species as the sister taxon of D. sarayacuensis. The monophyly of the D. leucophyllatus species group is not recovered in our analysis and the issue is discussed further. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 13/50741-7 - Diversity and conservation of Brazilian amphibians
Grantee:Célio Fernando Baptista Haddad
Support Opportunities: BIOTA-FAPESP Program - Thematic Grants
FAPESP's process: 12/12500-5 - Polymorphism and cryptic species: understanding South American biodiversity through the genus Dendropsophus Fitzinger, 1843
Grantee:Victor Goyannes Dill Orrico
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral