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SECTION B: LIFE SCIENCES

Vol. 2 No. 3 (2010): Número especial por el Año Internacional de la Diversidad Biológica

A new species of terrestrial frog Pristimantis (Anura: Terrarana: Strabomantidae) of the upper basin of the Rio Pastaza, Ecuador

DOI
https://doi.org/10.18272/aci.v2i3.41
Submitted
July 15, 2015
Published
2010-12-08

Abstract

We describe Pristimantis loujosti sp. nov. from the upper River Pastaza basin. This species is characterised by its large body size, thick glandular skin, orange hidden surfaces of legs, prominent hand fold, one to three wart on the upper surface of the arm, and strongly reticulated iris. The presence of the hand fold has not been previously reported in other Pristimantis, althoug it seems to be shared with P pycnodermis, species that seems to be closely related.

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