TY - JOUR
T1 - A new species of treefrog of the genus Ptychohyla (Anura Hylidae) from Southern Mexico
AU - Canseco-Márquez, Luis
AU - Aguilar-López, J. Luis
AU - Luría-Manzano, Ricardo
AU - Pineda, Eduardo
AU - Caviedes-Solís, Itzue W.
PY - 2017/9/4
Y1 - 2017/9/4
N2 - We describe a new species of treefrog of the genus Ptychohyla from southern Mexico occurring to the east of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. This new species can be distinguished from Mexican congeners by a combination of a pale pink iris and the presence of nuptial excrescences in breeding males. Including this new taxon, the number of species of Ptychohyla increases to 14, with seven of these occurring in Mexico. The new species is relatively common in pristine tropical forests, but appears to be sensitive to habitat degradation and has not been found in human modified habitats, suggesting that hab-itat modification is a threat for this hylid frog.
AB - We describe a new species of treefrog of the genus Ptychohyla from southern Mexico occurring to the east of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. This new species can be distinguished from Mexican congeners by a combination of a pale pink iris and the presence of nuptial excrescences in breeding males. Including this new taxon, the number of species of Ptychohyla increases to 14, with seven of these occurring in Mexico. The new species is relatively common in pristine tropical forests, but appears to be sensitive to habitat degradation and has not been found in human modified habitats, suggesting that hab-itat modification is a threat for this hylid frog.
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KW - Amphibian
KW - Description
KW - Evergreen tropical forest
KW - Frog
KW - Mesoamerica
KW - New species
KW - Oaxaca
KW - Ptychohyla
KW - Veracruz
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85028751569&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.11646/zootaxa.4317.2.5
DO - 10.11646/zootaxa.4317.2.5
M3 - Journal Article (refereed)
AN - SCOPUS:85028751569
VL - 4317
SP - 279
EP - 290
JO - Zootaxa
JF - Zootaxa
SN - 1175-5326
IS - 2
ER -