A new species of Atelopus (Anura: Bufonidae) from southern Peru

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4853 (3) ◽  
pp. 404-420
Author(s):  
VALIA HERRERA-ALVA ◽  
VLADIMIR DÍAZ ◽  
ERNESTO CASTILLO ◽  
CÉSAR RODOLFO ◽  
ALESSANDRO CATENAZZI
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Batrachochytrium Dendrobatidis ◽  
Cloud Forest ◽  
Pathogenic Fungus ◽  
First Record ◽  
Skin Texture ◽  
Southern Peru ◽  
A New Species ◽  
General Appearance ◽  
Single Locality

We describe a new harlequin frog (genus Atelopus) from the cloud forest near Anchihuay (Anco District, Ayacucho Department) from 2000 to 2150 m elevation in southern Peru, representing the first record for the genus in the Department of Ayacucho. The new species has a maximum snout-vent length of 21.5 mm in females and 21.6 mm in males, and resembles A. erythropus in general appearance, small size, and dorsal coloration. The new species can be distinguished from A. erythropus by its unique pattern of ventral coloration, dorsal skin texture, and snout shape. We detected the presence of the pathogenic fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in individuals of the new species. This pathogen is threatening the survival of harlequin frogs throughout the Neotropics. In addition to chytridiomycosis, habitat loss further threatens the single locality where the new species is known to occur. 

A new species of Phrynopus from Departamento Cusco, southern Peru(Anura: Brachycephalidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 1618 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
JUAN C. CHAPARRO ◽  
IGNACIO DE LA RIVA ◽  
JOSÉ M. PADIAL ◽  
JOSÉ A. OCHOA ◽  
EDGAR LEHR
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Tympanic Membrane ◽  
Cloud Forest ◽  
Medium Size ◽  
Dorsal Skin ◽  
Southern Peru ◽  
Upper Limits ◽  
Ventral Skin ◽  
A New Species

We describe a new species of Phrynopus (Anura: Brachycephalidae) from two close localities at the upper limits of cloud forest in the southern Peruvian Departamento Cusco, between 3555–3950 m a.s.l. The new species is characterized by having medium size (maximum snout-vent length 23.4 mm), dentigerous processes of vomers absent, tympanic membrane inconspicuous, dorsal skin coarsely shagreen in life, dorsolateral folds, ventral skin areolate, dorsum tan, venter bold black with conspicuous bluish-gray spots, and a bluish-white iris.

A new, high-elevation glassfrog (Anura: Centrolenidae) from Manu National Park, southern Peru

Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3388 (1) ◽  
pp. 56 ◽  
Author(s):  
ALESSANDRO CATENAZZI ◽  
RUDOLF VON MAY ◽  
EDGAR LEHR ◽  
GIUSSEPE GAGLIARDI-URRUTIA ◽  
JUAN M. GUAYASAMIN
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
National Park ◽  
Cloud Forest ◽  
High Elevation ◽  
Advertisement Call ◽  
Similar Species ◽  
Southern Peru ◽  
Northern Peru ◽  
Manu National Park ◽  
A New Species

We describe a new species of glassfrog from the cloud forest of Manu National Park, southern Peru, at elevations of 2750–2800m. The new species is similar in morphology to Centrolene lemniscatum, which occurs in northern Peru at elevations of2000–2280 m. Both species have white labial stripes, humeral spines, and lack vomerine teeth. The new species differs from C.lemniscatum by its larger size, labial stripe extending into a distinct lateral stripe instead of a discontinuous lateral stripe, snoutprofile inclined anteroventrally instead of bluntly rounded, greater depression in the internarial area, and by having stronglyprotruding nostrils. Males of the new species emit long calls with 8–14 peaked notes, instead of a short tonal note in C. lemnis-catum. Another morphologically similar species, C. buckleyi, has a short advertisement call composed of 1–5 notes, and isgenetically distinct from the new species. This new Centrolene extends the known distribution of Centrolene to the south by 600 km, and is the southernmost species of this genus.

scholarly journals A new species and first record of the genus Solenocentrum (Orchidaceae: Cranichidinae) from Peru

Lankesteriana ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Damián ◽  
Gerardo A. Salazar ◽  
Nicole Mitidieri ◽  
Saul Altamirano
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Key Words ◽  
First Record ◽  
Identification Key ◽  
Line Drawings ◽  
Southern Peru ◽  
A New Species

Solenocentrum oblongum from southern Peru is described and illustrated, representing the first record of this genus for the country. It is similar to Bolivian S. lueri, but can be distinguished by its oblong, sub-pandurate labellum (vs. triangular to sagittate) with rounded base (vs. sagittate), glabrous margins (vs. densely ciliate) and slender oblong calli (vs. broadly ovate). Line drawings of labellum outlines and an identification key to the four accepted species of Solenocentrumare provided. Key Words: Andes, Bolivia, Cusco, Pseudocentrum, Solenocentrum lueri

scholarly journals Four New Species of Dicranocentrus and Heteromurus from the State of Mérida, Venezuela (Collembola: Entomobryidae)

1969 ◽  
Vol 67 (2) ◽  
pp. 148-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
José A. Mari Mutt
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Central America ◽  
West Indies ◽  
Cloud Forest ◽  
First Record ◽  
The State ◽  
Congeneric Species ◽  
The West ◽  
The City ◽  
A New Species

The new species Dicranocentrus paramoense, D. bidentatus, Heteromurus (Heteromurtrella) echinatus and H. (H.) pruinosus are described from specimens collected in the State of Mérida, Venezuela. A new species of each genus comes from a cloud forest near the city of Mérida and a new species of each taxon was collected in paramos northeast of Mérida. Congeneric species are phyletically very near and their closest relatives live in Central America and the West Indies. Dicranocentrus bidentatus is the sole species of its genus with only two teeth (the basal pair) along the inner margin of the unguis. Heteromurus (Heteromurtrella) echinatus is unique among members of its subgenus in possessing dental spines, although some individuals lack these structures. This is the first record of such intraspecific variation. Four tables detail variations of a number of characters and 41 figures complement the text.

First record of the interaction between the arthropod-pathogenic fungus Gibellula and a new species of harvestman Auranus (Stygnidae) narrowly endemic to the Brazilian rain forest

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5071 (3) ◽  
pp. 403-414
Author(s):  
GERMAN ANTONIO VILLANUEVA-BONILLA ◽  
LUIZ PAULO ARAÚJO-DA-SILVA ◽  
JOÃO VASCONCELLOS-NETO ◽  
JULLYANA CRISTINA MAGALHÃES SILVA MOURA SOBCZAK ◽  
EMILY OLIVEIRA FONSECA ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Pathogenic Fungus ◽  
Pathogenic Fungi ◽  
First Record ◽  
Amazon Rainforest ◽  
Mountain Forests ◽  
Host Interactions ◽  
Taxonomic Description ◽  
The Family ◽  
A New Species

Harvestmen are one of the largest groups of arachnids with more than 6,500 species distributed in 1,500 genera and 50 families. However, the interactions between harvestmen and arthropod-pathogenic fungi have rarely been studied. Certain previous studies report that fungal attack represents one of the most important factors for the mortality of harvestmen, but the fungus has rarely been identified, and most of the important information about the fungus-host interactions remains unrecorded. In the present study, we have described the new species Auranus quilombola sp. nov. and reported its interactions with the arthropod-pathogenic fungus Gibellula sp. Auranus quilombola sp. nov. belongs to the family Stygnidae, and it is endemic to the humid mountain forests of Ceará state, Brazil in an area of endemism known as Brejos Cearenses. The species is related to five other species of Auranus, all of which have been recorded from the Amazon rainforest. A taxonomic description of this new species and its biogeographic implications have also been discussed in this paper.  

A new species of Bryophryne (Anura: Strabomantidae) from southern Peru

Zootaxa ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 1784 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
EDGAR LEHR ◽  
ALESSANDRO CATENAZZI
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Leaf Litter ◽  
Cloud Forest ◽  
Adult Males ◽  
Southern Peru ◽  
Adult Females ◽  
A New Species

A new species of Bryophryne from southern Peru (Cusco Region) is described. Specimens were found in the leaf litter of cloud forest at elevations of 2350–3215 m. The new species has a maximum snout-vent length of 21.9 mm in adult females, 18.9 mm in adult males and is the smallest species of the genus. It lacks a tympanum and dentigerous processes of vomers, has dorsolateral folds, and males without vocal slits and without nuptial pads. The new species is most similar to B. bustamantei but differs in being smaller, having discontinuous dorsolateral folds, the males lacking vocal slits, and an overall darker ventral coloration. Bryophryne contains three species all of which lack a tympanum. The deep valley of the Río Apurímac as a distributional barrier separating Phrynopus from Bryophryne is discussed.

A new species of rainfrog of the genus Diasporus (Anura: Eleutherodactylidae) from Serranía de Tabasará, Panama

Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3410 (1) ◽  
pp. 51 ◽  
Author(s):  
ABEL BATISTA ◽  
MARCOS PONCE ◽  
ANDREAS HERTZ
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Cloud Forest ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Morphological Data ◽  
Male Mating ◽  
Skin Texture ◽  
Large Size ◽  
Mating Call ◽  
Central Panama ◽  
A New Species

A new frog species of the genus Diasporus is described from Llano Tugrí, Corregimiento de Peña Blanca, Distrito de Müna,Comarca Ngöbe-Buglé, Serranía de Tabasará, west-central Panama, around 1700 m a.s.l. The new species differs from all othermembers of the genus by a combination of morphological characters, in particular, its large size, its dorsal skin texture and itsbright coloration. This species is the largest species in the genus Diasporus; it is an inhabitant of cloud forest, living amongmosses and bromeliads. All specimens were found between the understory (≈ 1–2 m) and the mid-canopy (≈ 2–10 m). The callof this species consists of single, short notes that are reminiscent of a “whistle” and range from 2.0 to 2.7 kHz. Herein we pres-ent, besides morphological data used to describe the new species, the description of the male mating call, a distribution map, and brief ecological notes.

A new species of Dixella, the first Mexican record of Dixella shannoni, and a summary of dixid records from Mexico (Diptera: Dixidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5016 (3) ◽  
pp. 430-440
Author(s):  
HERON HUERTA ◽  
SERGIO IBÁÑEZ-BERNAL
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Cloud Forest ◽  
First Record ◽  
Santo Domingo ◽  
Apical Lobe ◽  
A New Species

We describe a new species of the genus Dixella Dyar & Shannon of Mexico. Specimens were collected in Lagunas de Santo Domingo, Municipality of Huatusco, Veracruz, a small vegetation-lined lake within an increasingly relictual mountain cloud forest. This species is most closely related to Dixella cumbrica Peters & Cook, 1966, based upon the shape of the apical lobe of the gonocoxite and flattened gonostylus. Also, we include the first record of Dixella shannoni (Lane, 1942), in Mexico, based upon specimens collected in Santiago Yaveo, Oaxaca. Additionally, we present a list of all localities in which dixids have been collected in Mexico.  

Andinia wayqechensis (Orchidaceae), a new species from southern Peru

Phytotaxa ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 272 (4) ◽  
pp. 294
Author(s):  
CARLOS MARTEL ◽  
BENJAMÍN COLLANTES ◽  
ANNE-LAURE MAIRE ◽  
LISA THOERLE
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Cloud Forest ◽  
Southern Peru ◽  
A New Species

Andinia wayqechensis, from the Peruvian cloud forest, is proposed as a new species. The species is similar to Andinia pentamytera, but differs in the leaves with a tridentate apex (vs. a denticulate apex); and flowers with oblong, shortly acuminate sepals with irregularly lacerate margins (vs. narrowly ovate-triangular, long-acuminate sepals with entire margins); petals with irregularly lacerate margins and short-acuminate apices (vs. with entire margins and long-acuminate apices); and a labellum with the erect lateral lobes curving above and largely concealing the column (vs. below the exposed column). A description, illustrations, information about its habitat and distribution, and a key to the species of Andinia are provided.

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