Two new species of <i>Eleutherodactylus</i> from western and central Mexico (<i>Eleutherodactylus jamesdixoni</i> sp. nov., <i>Eleutherodactylus humboldti</i> sp. nov.).

ABSTRACT:

Background

The subgenus Syrrhophus (genus Eleutherodactylus) contains >40 species of small, direct-developing frogs that occur at low to moderate elevations from Texas through Mexico and into Guatemala and Belize, with two species in western Cuba. Morphological conservatism and phenotypic convergence have made species delimitation challenging and resulted in a complicated taxonomic history. Since 2015, molecular systematic work has uncovered eleven new species from western Mexico and one from eastern Mexico, but current taxonomy still underestimates species level diversity and there is confusion surrounding the validity and boundary of several species.

Methods

We used phylogenetic analysis of 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) sequences, multivariate statistical analysis

SUBMITTER: Devitt TJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10007972 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature