A new species of Osornophryne (Anura: Bufonidae) from the Andean highlands of northern Ecuador

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 23 Jul 2008Publisher:Magnolia PressJournal:Zootaxa, volume 1,828 (issn: 1175-5326, eissn: 1175-5334,

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Authors: Gluesenkamp, Andrew G.; Guayasamin, Juan M.;

doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.1828.1.2 , 10.5281/zenodo.183157

A new species of Osornophryne (Anura: Bufonidae) from the Andean highlands of northern Ecuador

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We describe a new species of the genus Osornophryne from the vicinities of Laguna de Puruanta and Laguna de San Marcos in the Andean highlands of northeastern Ecuador. The new species is the largest known member of the genus (female snout-vent length = 40.5–47.1 mm; males unknown) and is remarkable for having a smooth dorsal skin lacking conical tubercles and interspersed with numerous glandular pustules. The new species has a clutch size of about 30 eggs and is likely nocturnal.

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The University of Texas at Austin
United States
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador
Ecuador
Texas A&M University – Central Texas
United States

Keywords

Amphibia, Animalia, Biodiversity, Anura, Chordata, Bufonidae, Taxonomy

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