A new Species of Rainfrog (Pristimantis) from the Asháninka Communal Reserve of central Peru
Major
Biology
Submission Type
Poster
Area of Study or Work
Biology
Faculty Advisor
Edgar Lehr
Location
CNS Atrium
Start Date
4-13-2024 8:30 AM
End Date
4-13-2024 9:45 AM
Abstract
Rainfrogs of the genus Pristimantis are distributed in Central America to South America. There are currently 608 species of Pristimantis known, all of which reproduce without free swimming tadpoles, but with terrestrial eggs out of which froglets hatch. In Peru there are 151 species of rainfrogs known. Evaluation of the series of twelve specimens of an unidentified species of Pristimantis collected by Peruvian biologists in the Asháninka Communal Reserve of central Peru in 2015, revealed that this series presents an unknown species. Males of the new species have a snout-vent length of 12.8-19.9 mm (n = 6), females 22.3-29.8 mm (n = 5). In life, the frogs range from light brown or tan to reddish brown. Herein, we provide diagnostic features of this new species and compare it with similar species from Peru.
A new Species of Rainfrog (Pristimantis) from the Asháninka Communal Reserve of central Peru
CNS Atrium
Rainfrogs of the genus Pristimantis are distributed in Central America to South America. There are currently 608 species of Pristimantis known, all of which reproduce without free swimming tadpoles, but with terrestrial eggs out of which froglets hatch. In Peru there are 151 species of rainfrogs known. Evaluation of the series of twelve specimens of an unidentified species of Pristimantis collected by Peruvian biologists in the Asháninka Communal Reserve of central Peru in 2015, revealed that this series presents an unknown species. Males of the new species have a snout-vent length of 12.8-19.9 mm (n = 6), females 22.3-29.8 mm (n = 5). In life, the frogs range from light brown or tan to reddish brown. Herein, we provide diagnostic features of this new species and compare it with similar species from Peru.