A new species of Pristimantis (Anura, Craugastoridae) from the Cajas Massif, southern Ecuador

Authors: Sánchez-Nivicela, Juan Carlos Country: Ecuador DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.751.20541 Published: Jan. 1, 2018 Source: ZooKeys OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: Andes · Topics: Amphibian and Reptile Biology, Animal and Plant Science Education, Species Distribution and Climate Change

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A new species of Pristimantis is described from the highland paramos on the eastern slopes of the Cajas Massif, southern Andes of Ecuador, at 3400 m. This new species is characterized by having a distinctive reddish color, cutaneous macroglands in suprascapular region and surfaces of arm and legs, and by lacking dentigerous processes of vomers. The cutaneous macroglands are similar to those exhibited by several species of the Pristimantis orcesi group, and may suggest a close phylogenetic relationship. The new species could be a latitudinal substitution of Pristimantis orcesi in the southern Andes of Ecuador.

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