Mb. Harvey, A NEW SPECIES OF GLASS FROG (ANURA, CENTROLENIDAE, COCHRANELLA) FROM BOLIVIA, AND THE TAXONOMIC STATUS OF COCHRANELLA-FLAVIDIGITA, Herpetologica, 52(3), 1996, pp. 427-435
I describe a new species of Cochranella from semi-deciduous forests ne
ar Samaipata, Santa Cruz, Bolivia. It is the most southern, Andean mem
ber of the genus Cochranella. The new species is most similar to C. sp
iculata and C. tangarana, from which it differs in color, distribution
of melanophores, spiculation, and prominence of the tympanum. Large s
eries of males and females of Cochranella bejaranoi are reported from
two localities near the border of Santa Cruz and Cochabamba, Bolivia.
Reported differences between the holotypes of C. flavidigitata and C.
bejaranoi are found to be the result of sexual dimorphism and individu
al variation. Cochranella flavidigitata is synonymized with C. bejaran
oi.