Three new species of torrent treefrogs (Anura, Hylidae) of the <i>Hyloscirtusbogotensis</i> group from the eastern Andean slopes and the biogeographic history of the genus.

ABSTRACT: The Hyloscirtusbogotensis group contains 17 species of treefrogs from the tropical Andes and Central America. A taxonomic review of the Amazonian clades of this group is presented based on DNA sequences of nuclear and mitochondrial DNA and a preliminary phylogenomic analysis of ultraconserved elements, as well as morphological, bioacoustic, and environmental characters. Additionally, the role of the Andes in the diversification of the genus Hyloscirtus is explored by reconstructing their ancestral basin (Amazon, Pacific, Caribbean). Our integrative analysis indicates the existence of eight undescribed candidate species within the group. Three of those species are described, previously masked within H.albopunctulatus, H.phyllognathus, and H.torrenticola. A

SUBMITTER: Varela-Jaramillo A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11926613 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature