A new cryptic species of Pithecopus (Anura, Phyllomedusidae) in north-eastern Brazil
- The genus of Neotropical frogs Pithecopus includes 11 species occurring east of the Andes from southern Venezuela to northern Argentina. Recent genetic approaches pointed out an unusual genetic diversity among populations from localities in north-eastern Brazil recognized as P. nordestinus. In fact, one of these studies confirmed the hypothesis that the São Francisco River acted as an effective geographical barrier during vicariant events in the evolutionary history of P. nordestinus, resulting in two principal, highly divergent clades. Herein we formally describe this divergent clade as a new cryptic species of Pithecopus from north-eastern Brazil, the sister clade of P. nordestinus. It differs from other species of Pithecopus, except for P. azureus and P. nordestinus, by its small body size, lack of the reticulate pattern on flanks, smaller head width, and advertisement calls generally composed of a three-pulsed core.
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| Author: | Felipe Silva de Andrade, Isabelle Aquemi Haga, Johnny Sousa Ferreira, Shirlei Maria Recco-Pimentel, Luís Felipe ToledoORCiD, Daniel Pacheco Bruschi |
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| URN: | urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-557086 |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.723.1147 |
| ISSN: | 2118-9773 |
| Parent Title (English): | European journal of taxonomy : 723:108-134 |
| Series (Serial Number): | European journal of taxonomy : EJT (723:108-134) |
| Publisher: | Muséum National dHistoire Naturelle |
| Place of publication: | Paris |
| Document Type: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Date of Publication (online): | 2020/11/10 |
| Date of first Publication: | 2020/11/10 |
| Publishing Institution: | Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg |
| Release Date: | 2020/11/10 |
| Tag: | Pithecopus nordestinus; São Francisco River; integrative taxonomy; phenotypically cryptic species |
| Volume: | 2020 |
| Issue: | 732 |
| Page Number: | 27 |
| First Page: | 108 |
| Last Page: | 134 |
| Dewey Decimal Classification: | 5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 59 Tiere (Zoologie) / 590 Tiere (Zoologie) |
| Sammlungen: | Sammlung Biologie / Sondersammelgebiets-Volltexte |
| Licence (German): |  Creative Commons - Namensnennung 4.0 |
