A new frog of the Leptodactylus fuscus species group (Anura: Leptodactylidae), endemic from the South American Gran Chaco

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Rosio G. Schneider¹  Dario E. Cardozo¹  Francisco Brusquetti²  Francisco Kolenc³  Claudio Borteiro³  Célio Haddad⁴  Nestor G. Basso⁵  Diego Baldo¹ 

[1] Laboratorio de Genética Evolutiva, Instituto de Biología Subtropical ,(CONICET-UNaM), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Químicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Misiones;Instituto de Investigación Biológica del Paraguay;Sección Herpetología;Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biociências e Centro de Aquicultura ,(CAUNESP). Universidade Estadual Paulista;Instituto de Diversidad y Evolución Austral

关键词: Taxonomy;    Molecular systematics;    Morphology;    Bioacoustics;    Leptodactylinae;   

DOI  :  10.7717/peerj.7869

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Inra

【 摘 要 】

A new species of Leptodactylus frog (Anura: Leptodactylidae) from the South American Gran Chaco, morphologically similar and previously confused with the widespread Leptodactylus mystacinus, is described through the use of multiple sources of evidence (molecular, external morphology, coloration, osteology, bioacoustics, and behavior). The phylogenetic analysis with partial sequences of mitochondrial rDNA genes (12S and 16S) recovered the new species within the L. fuscus3% genetic distance in 16S). The new species was recovered as sister taxa of L. mystacinus, from which it is distinguished by tympanum coloration, cephalic index, dorsum and legs coloration, and some osteological differences in nasals and prevomers. This new frog is characterized by a moderate body size (SVL 46.80–66.21 mm), distinctive color pattern (reddish dorsal surfaces of body with noticeable black stripes in the dorsolateral folds), a circular and dark tympanum with dark tympanic annuli, and behavior of males that call on top of fallen logs and tree branches close to the ground.

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