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A Remarkable New White-Eyed Glassfrog Species of Sachatamia from Colombia (Anura: Centrolenidae), with Comments on the Systematics of the Genus

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Author(s):
Rada, Marco ; Jeckel, Adriana M. ; Caorsi, Valentina Z. ; Barrientos, Lucas S. ; Rivera-Correa, Mauricio ; Grant, Taran
Total Authors: 6
Document type: Journal article
Source: South American Journal of Herpetology; v. 12, n. 2, p. 157-173, AUG 2017.
Web of Science Citations: 1
Abstract

We describe a striking new species of the genus Sachatamia from the eastern slope of Colombia's Central Andes. The new species differs from the most closely related species (i.e., Sachatamia albomaculata and S. punctulata) by its green dorsal coloration in life with yellow and blue dots, and unique semicirclular, white blotch in the dorsal portion of the iris. With this new species, we increase the currently recognized species in the genus to five. Mitochondrial DNA sequences corroborate both the phylogenetic position of the new species within Sachatamia and its status as a new species. In addition, in light of our results some taxonomic implications are briefly discussed. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 12/10000-5 - A multi-disciplinary approach to the study of amphibian diversification
Grantee:Taran Grant
Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Young Investigators Grants
FAPESP's process: 13/14061-1 - Evaluation of the relation between age and diversity of defensive alkaloids in Melanophryniscus simplex (Anura: Bufonidae)
Grantee:Adriana Moriguchi Jeckel
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master
FAPESP's process: 08/50928-1 - Speciation of frogs in high-altitude environments
Grantee:Célio Fernando Baptista Haddad
Support Opportunities: Research Projects - Thematic Grants