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Advertisement calls and DNA sequences reveal a new species of Scinax (Anura: Hylidae) on the Pacific lowlands of Ecuador
Ron, Santiago R. Duellman, William E. Caminer, Marcel A. Pazmino, Diana
Ron, Santiago R.
Duellman, William E.
Caminer, Marcel A.
Pazmino, Diana
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Abstract
Scinax is a speciose genus of Neotropical hylid frogs. We describe a new species from
western Ecuador (elevations between 0 and 1207 m) using morphology, vocalizations, and
DNA sequences. We also present a new phylogeny for Scinax based on mitochondrial DNA
genes 12S rRNA, Cytochrome Oxidase sub-unit I, Cytochrome B, 16S rRNA, NADH dehydrogenase
subunit 1, and adjacent tRNAs. The new species, Scinax tsachila sp. nov. was
previously confused with S. quinquefasciatus, a morphologically similar sympatric species.
They differ by having markedly different advisement calls, distinct skin texture in the dorsum,
and different bone coloration. The new species is sister to S. elaeochroa, a species that differs
in advertisement call and color pattern. We provide an updated species account for Scinax
quinquefasciatus and a redescription of its holotype.
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2018-09-26
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Ron SR, Duellman WE, Caminer MA,
Pazmiño D (2018) Advertisement calls and DNA
sequences reveal a new species of Scinax (Anura:
Hylidae) on the Pacific lowlands of Ecuador. PLoS
ONE 13(9): e0203169.