Genetic delimitation of Pristimantisorestes (Lynch, 1979) and P.saturninoi Brito et al., 2017 and description of two new terrestrial frogs from the Pristimantisorestes species group (Anura, Strabomantidae).

ABSTRACT: In the genus Pristimantis, species are often combined into taxonomic units called species groups. The taxonomy of these groups is frequently inaccurate due to the absence of genetic data from type series and repeated misidentifications generated by high morphological resemblance between taxa. Here, we focus on the P.orestes species group, providing the first genetic assessment of P.orestes sensu stricto from individuals collected from the type locality, with a reviewed diagnosis and description of advertisement calls. We find that two lineages previously named P.orestes are genetically distinct and should be separated into two different species. Based on genetic and morphological data, we name one of these species P.cajanuma sp. nov. This new speci

SUBMITTER: Urgiles VL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6658573 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature